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500000 ACRES
Of Fruit and Wheat
Land Open for Home
Seekers in Southern
Idaho
I want about 100 families to come to RICHFIELD IDAHO to take
up homesteads where the land will produce from 3G to GO bushels of
wheat per acre from SO to 125 bushels of oats from 50 to 110 bushels
corn to the acre from 350 to G50 bushels of potatoes per acre and
from 4 to 7 tons of hay to the acre all kinds of berriesfruitvege
tables plenty of timber at the foot hills This excellent opportunity ap
plies to businessmen These are our wants Flouring mill and Elevator
ware house a wholesale house Dairy and Poultry Farms an Electric
plant and many other lines of business would do well There is one
railroad through the town and another bcmg built this summer For
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After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Mc
Cook given below you must come to
this conclusion A remedy which cur
ed years ago which has kept the kid
neys in good health since can be
relied upon to perform the same
work in other cases Read this
Mrs D A Jordan of McCook Neb
says About a year and a half ago
I suffered from kidney complaint
There was a dull bearing down sen
sation through the small of my back
and at times I became so weak acros
my loins that I could hardly stoop
I did not sleep well and this result
ed in a tired feeling when I got up
in the morning Headaches bother
ed me and I was very nervous
Doans Kidney Pills procured at Mc
Connells Drug Store improved my
condition as soon as I began taking
them and the contents of six boxes
effected a complete cure State
ment given June 21 1907
The Cure Lasted
Mrs Jordan was interviewed on
June 21 1910 and she said I glad
ly confirm the statement I gave in
The McCook Tribune
he year in advance
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tor in a great telephone system a silent but essential part
ner in the Company that supplies you with the instrument
through which you daily transmit your voice
We have no desire to dodge our responsibility for giving
good service but in a series of articles in this paper we shall
try to show you why we held you
your telephone efficiency
under equal obligation for
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class telephone service unless the Company has the intelligent
and hearty co operation of its subscribers
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get more subscribers but to entreat each of you to be a more
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THE McCOOK TRIBUNE
SWEETCLOVER
Is ii a Useful Pant or Weed
By C W Pugsley Professor of Agron
omy and Farm Management Ne
braska Experiment Station
All readers of this article who have
lived in any of the eastern states are
familiar with the white sweet clover
melilotus alba which grows in abun
dance along the roadside It has
usually been regarded as a noxious
weed and many have been the laws
passed by various states requiring the
road supervisors to cut the weed be
fore it had a chance to seed In spite
of the war which has been waged
against it we find it in many places
occupying land which would otherwise
by taken by sunflowers hemp and oth
er weeds It has always been a won
der to me why people would insist
that the sweet clover be killed in or
der to leave a place for weeds of a
ranker Fort which had no use what
ever
The statement has often been made
that sweet clover will take meadows
and pastures as well as cultivated
fields I have never soen nor have I
collected any accurate evidence that
sweet clover has bothered in properly
cultivated fields It occasionally gets
into the edges of pastures and of
meadows which are not properly cut
The statement has also been made
that sweet clover is a hard plant to
get rid of This is not the case when
its habits are understood It is a bien
nial seeds the second year and if
kept from going to seed will die For
this reason it is easily killed ia
meadows or in pastures
Possible Uses
It is undoubtedly one of the best
plants we have for enriching soil It
will probably put the soil in as good
condition in as short a time as will
alfalfa or clover It is a legume takes
its nitrogen from the air by means of
bacteria working on the roots- rather
than from the soil as do many other
plants and for this reason is classed
among the nitrogen gatherers It wiil
grow on alkali soils where other clov
ers will not grow It is very hardy
and will very often secure a foothold
on the soils most lacking In organic
matter such as the banks of railroad
cuts and points of clay hills My ex
perience teaches me that it is much
easier to get a stand of sweet clover
than it is of alfalfa For this reason
there is presented to my mind the
possibility of its being a forerunner of
alfalfa in the western regions of this
state
There are many people in the Unit
ed States who are using the plant for
pasture and hay In some instances
stock have to learn to like it by being
starved to it for a few days but ordi
narily horses sheep hogs and cattle
will take to it readily if cut at the
proper time It has not been tried
out experimentally in a large way al
though the experiment station at tho
present time has about fifty co-operator
working with the plant in the
western part of Nebraska I wouM
advise tha it be tried in a small wrv
at first I think no farmer who is nol
thoroughly convinced that the riant
is of use to him should try more than
one acre to start with He can then
cut it for hay use a portion of it for
pasture and try feeding it green or
cured The station will be glad to cor
respond with anybody who contem
plates a trial We do not recommend
its use where alfalfa and red clover
do well
HOW SHALL I SHELTER MY HOGS
By Department Agricultural Engineer
ing University of Nebraska
1 Tho hog house should always
face the south and the roof must be
sc constructed as to admit sunlight
into the farrowing pen Sunlight is
almost as essential to the health of
young pigs as the feed they eat A
board floor is easily kept clean and
sanitary and is best made by laying
jin pu
the boards on top of four to eight
inches of sand A floor thus con
structed inside of cement foundation
is rat proof and always warm
2 The Hull hog house has a floor
as above described The sides are
made three feet high The house is
eight feet wide and the north roof ex
tends within two feet of the south
side and raises to a height of six feet
from the floor The south roof is a
succession of short doors three boards
wide and hinged to the main roof
When these doors are thrown open it
leaves a space of two by three feet to
admit sunlight The farrowing pens
are six feet wide which makes a pen
six by eight feet This house can be
made any length to accommodate herd
A more convenient though more ex
pensive house is being used by many
successful breeders Made by the
above plan except the house is twenty
feet wide with a row of eight foot
pens on each side of a four foot alley
way The north roof in tins house ex
tends within eight feet of the south
edge and the steep roof of the south
side is constructed with doors three
boards wide hinged on side so that
one door folds upon another
Hog houses with windows to admit
sunlight are usually very expensive
but have the advantage over the door
that sunlight is admitted while wind
or storm is kept out
There are many points to commend
the individual hog house Each sow
Is kept by herself and any disturbance
will not put the entire herd in an up
roar The large hog house is more
convenient The entire nerd can he
taken care of in small amount of time
and the attendant is sheltered from
the weather The large house can be
artificially heated during cold weather
to better advantage
A dirt floor covered with an electric
weld woven wire makes a cheap
warm and dry floor There is nothing
to rot the floor is easily disinfected
and there is no chance for wind to get
under The front of the pen where
the feeding and watering is done
should be floored with cement or
boards
Cement feeding floors are econom
ical Use your space between your
double cribs or vacant shed keep this
in mind whejj arranging your farm
buildings
Summer Shelter Some people think
hogs do not need shelter in the sum
mer and some people have never given
this subject any thought Shade from
the hot summer sun is essential to the
comfort of the hog The large hog is
built close to the ground and is sub
ject not only to the direct rays of the
sun but also the heat intensified by
the reflection from the ground Nat
ural shade is best and the man who
intends to grow hogs on a large scale
can well affcrd to plant trees to fur
nish shade for the comfort of his hogs
If artificial shade must be erected they
are best made by placing a rather
broad tight roof on posts at least six
feet from the ground and leave build
ing open on all sides The runway
between corn cribs placed north and
south furnishes a very effective pro
tection
In constructing a hog house the mat
ter of summer use should be kept in
mind and il should be made cool in
the summer as well as warm in the
winter
Spraying as an Essential Part of Prof
itable Apple Orcharding
The Nebraska experiment station
has just issued bulletin 119 It con
tains the results of some experimental
snraying tests in Nebraska apple or
chards extending over a period of five
seasons Direction and conveniences
for mixing the spray materials are
discussed at some length as well as
liow to apply them A comparison of
the lime sulphur sprays with Bordeaux
mixture in rusFtlng the fruits is given
The spraying experiments were con
ducted primarily to determine what it
zosts to spray under Nebraska condi
tions what sprayed fruit yields and
what it is worth in comparison with
unsprayed fruit from the same or
chard In ordor to make the results
applicable to the eastern third of the
tate the work was done under varied
onditions Twenty two orchards were
selected representing eighteen local
ties in thirteen counties The trees
aried in ae from ten to twenty eight
rears and averaged about eighteen
ears Soie of the orchards had been
well pruned while others had been
wholly neglected in this respect In
some cases the spraying was hindered
by the closeness of the trees while in
Dthers the trees were conveniently
spaced Seme of the orchards had al
nost every convenience for mixing and
ipplying the spray materials while
Jthers were almost completely without
uch conveniences The work was
lone in some of the orchards with ef
Icient power outfits with three leads
f hose while in others a hand pump
vas used where it was barely possible
o maintain pressure for one nozzle
The cost of labor and materials was 1
aken at the actual prices paid by the
jrchardists
The following statements give a
summary of the results obtained from
ho first four years work
Cost of Spraying
Number of orchards sprayed 16
Total number of trees sprayed 3300
Average age of trees 18 years
Average number of sprayings per
7ear 4
Average quantity of spray per tree
ach year 13 gallons
Average quantity of spray per acre
50 trees j G50 gallons
Average cost of spray material per
100 gallons 087
Average cost of applying spray per
100 gallons 098
Average total cost of spraying per
100 gallons 1S5
Average annual cost of spray ma
terial per tree 113 cents
Average annual cost of applying
spray per tree 127 cents
Average total annual cost of spray
ing per acre 50 trees 1200
Results of Spraying
Average annual yield and value per
acre estimated on basis of 50 trees
Sprayed Trees
Marketable fruit 220 bu
Culls and windfalls 55 bu
275 bu
Unsprayed Trees
Marketable fruit 90 bu
Culls and windfals S5bu
175 bu
Summary
11440
330
11770
3G90
425
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School Board Business
Board met in regular session in su
perintendents office Present Doan
Earnes Lawritson and Suess Absent
Moore and Culbertson Minutes of
April 10th read and approved Oaths
of office of L Suess and Thomas
Moore were read and filed The fol
lowing bills were read
Middleton Ruby plumbing 3 G5
Tim Ilannan draying 50
C L DeGroff Co mdse G G5
Mrs Howe Smith laundry 3 10
E Benjamin trees 3 50
L W McConnell record 2 25
R W McBrayer work and
wiring 5 50
Peter Henderson Co lawn
grass 3 10
Ghas W Taylor postage
express etc 30 S2
On motion above bills were allow
ed Check from superintendent for
210 for books sold and fines was
turned in to secretary
Supt Taylor recommends the em
ployment of Miss Georgetta Dolezal ol
Wheatland Wyo as a grade teacher
at 5750 per month Also Miss Jean
ette Thorndyke of Detroit Mich as
supervisor of music at 7000 per
month
On motion the above teachers were
elected Motion carried unanimously
that no games be allowed on school
grounds on Sunday Board adjourned
to meet at call of president
McCook Neb May 3 1911
C W BARNES Secretary
R F D No 4
Last Wednesday people gathered at
Chas Nothnagels to help them cele
brate their silver wedding People
came with well filled baskets and
useful prasents and they celebrated
Mrs August Nothnagels birthday at
the same time All had a fine time
Many thanks for the cakes and pres
ents
Willie Nothnagel left for Missouri
last Saturday
Typewriter papers typewriter
carbon papers manifolding pa
per mimeograph paper a larce se
lection to choose from at The
Buy flower field and garden seeds
from H P Waite Co Their seeds
are reliable 9 tf
Boost for the Agricultural College
All persons interested in the es
tate of Oscar M Matthews deceas
ed are hereby notified that on the
28th day of April 1911 Eliza T Mat
thews filed her petition in the county
court of Red Willow county Nebraska
for her appointment as administratrix
of said estate and same will be heard
at the county court room in McCook
in said county on May 22nd 1911 at
9 a m
Dated this 3rd day of May 1911
J C MOORE
Seal County Judge
RITCHIE WOLFF Attorneys
First publication May 4 3t
41 15 Uwwww
Difference between sprayed and
unsprayed trees 7655
Average cost of spraying 1200
Average net gain per acre 50
trees from spraying 6455
How to mix Bordeaux in small and
large quantities is discussed at some
length The importance of having a
proper mixing device in order -to les
sen the labor cost is emphasized A
spraying calendar showing the proper
time to make each application is given
This bulletin shows that lime-sulphur
may be used as a summer spray
for apples with as little danger to the
foliage and fruit as Bordeaux It
shows that the russeting caused by
Bordeaux can be prevented by substi
tuting one of the lime sulphur prepar
ations at the second spraying
Via Denver
Via Portland
Seattie
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6000
THURSDAY MAY 4 1911
PROSPECT PARK R R No 3
The9 field man is rushing the plant
ing of beets But Mac think it would
be better to give the ground another
harrowing to kill the weeds first
Sam Hockett lost a fine mule one
day last week
No Sunday school last Sunday on
account of the storm
Cordon Hartman is home from Mc
Cook for a while recovering from
his recent illness
Miss Nellie Johnston closed a very
successful term of school in district
No 4S last week
has Wittlake is helping Joshua
Rowland build fence
Mrs Don Thompson and children
visited with Mrs Armstrong Wed
nesday
There was a surprise party at J
II Wades Wednesday evening April
26 in honor of Miss Nellie Johnston
About 20 young people were present
The evening was spent in playing
games eating ice cream and cake
and having a good time generally
BOX ELDER
Quite a blizzard Sunday
Mrs David Brown returned Tues
day from Oxford where she was vis
iting her parents
Mrs Ella Hughes and children are
visiting her parents Mr and Mrs D
C Little near St Ann
Preaching next Sunday evening
Subject The Solicitude of the Mas
ter
School closed in this district last
Friday The teacher Miss Lillian
Doyle and the pupils enjoyed a pic
nic in a grove They ate ice cream
and candy and drank lemonade and
jad a good time in general
Word just received this Wednes
day morning that Stephen Bolles Si
passed away last evening about S
oclock Mr Bolles has been a resi
dent of this county since 1873
Heating Plumbing
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Are prepared to fur
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short notice They
keep a complete line
of Bath Tubs La
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other plumbing mater
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line of lawn hose and
sprinklers
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