OILMEAL FOR LIVE STOCK.
May Be Fed With Good Results to All
Farm Animals.
"Oil cake or oilmen! iu proper quan
tities is considered by our best stock -
men to be one of the most healthful
fo. ds that Is on the market," states
I’rofe sor c. Humphrey of the nui
ninl husbandry department of tile col
lege of agriculture of the University
of Wisconsin, "its value is that it
keeps the animal in the most healthy
condition, no other feed having such
a beneficial effect on the digestive
tract.
"The price of the feed is considered
prohibitive by many farmers; but, con
sidering tlu> fact that it contains near
ly 30 per cent digestible protein, the
stockman can well afford to pay the
market price in order to have at least
a small quantity of this feed availa
ble.
“Old process rafher than new proc
ess oilmeal should be secured so far
as possible for the reason that P4 per
cent of the protein in old process oil
meal is digestible ns compared with
only 84 per cent of the new process
meal,
"Oilmeal may be fed to all classes
of farm stock,” continues Professor
Humphrey. “Fattening steers will use
to great advantage from two to three
pounds of oilmeal daily In connection
with other feeds. Larger amounts can
be used profitably when prices are not
too high. Feeding oilmeal in the form
of nut sized cakes is considered prefer
able to the loose meal by most of our
steer feeders.
"Dairy cows will consume one or
two pounds of oilmeal daily with their
grain rations, and during the winter
feeding period more or less oilmeal Is
almost indispensable in order to keep
the cows in the best condition for pro
ducing milk and butter fat. For grow
ing cnlves, sheep and hogs oilmeal can
constitute about one-tenth of the grain
ration fed and prove very beneficial.
Horses may be fed small quantities,
although its general use for horses is
not recommended.”
WINTERING LAMBS.
May Be Profitably Done With the Fine
Wool Breeds.
Usually mutton tired lambs should
be sold early, either right off the ewes
or in late fall or early winter, writes E.
1’. Snyder in the National Stockman.
Hy this plan the cost of putting them
on the market is light. They can be
grown to tliis age at far less expense
than to lie kept longer. For a series
of years it hardly pays to keep these
light shearing, mutton bred lambs
through and sell them clipped. They
get tlieir growth younger and can be
fitted for market earlier than the fine
wools, and the fleeces are of less value.
With tlie heavy shearing Merinos
conditions are quite different. Often
they give their greatest profit by win
tering and finishing them on grass. 1
have in mind now’ a man who owns
many farms of rather cheap land,
much of which lie devotes to perma
nent pasture. lie buys Ids fine wvioled
land is directly after weaning.
lie never full feeds, using just grain
enough to keep them in good, thrifty,
Tiie imported Shropshire ram here
with illustrated was in the first
prize pen at tiie royal show of 1907.
He is considered one of the great
est sires of his breed. The Shrop
shire is one of the Down breeds,
and its wool is classed as medium.
Merinos shear heavier than Shrop
shires, and their wool is classed as
fine
growing condition, then shears early
and turns on grass. He never feeds
grain on grass. He lias tried it and
says the increased weight from the
grain doesn’t pay for the cost of grain
and the work of feeding.
He sells about the lirsl of .June, sel
dom holding longer than tiie middle,
and sometimes, if they go abnormally
low, he holds them over and sells as
yearlings.
The rapid gains made by lambs ban
died in this way are surprising. The
growth of wool has a tendency to
smooth them tip. and this with the
flesh laid on changes their appearance
for the better in a remarkably short
time.
It is the opinion of many that they
must have a dash of mutton blood in
their himlw to make them good feed
ers. It is a mistake. The only ad
vantage is that Hi' coarse wools can lie
fitted for market at a little earlier age.
Tliej ire subject to certain drawbacks
that fully offset this. The Merinos are
hardier and not nearly so liable to cer
tain diseases that affect the mutton
breeds. They (lock together hotter and
are not subject to ticks. Resides, they
shear more wool.
Keep the Prolific Sew.
Is it not a serious mistake to fatten
n good sow for market after she has
weaned her litter? If the sow is a
good producer she is entitled to a good
home on the farm as long as she i
profitable. Market (lie poor producers
and keep the good ones.’ The sow is
tin' I test and quickest money maker on
the farm, and she has never done bet
ter work than right now when prices
arc good.
TABLE ROCK
HAS SMALLPOX
TALK OF QUARRANTINING THE
ENTIRE TOWN
A Small Pcx Epidemic Has Broke
Out In Table Rock—Town May
Be Closed Up
The state health officers have
found an unusual situation at Table
Rock. The entire town has been
exposed to small pox, and the disease
is breaking out everywhere. Child
ren have Broken out with the nois
ome disease while at school, The
doctors diagnosed the first cases as
chicken pox and took no precaution
to prevent infection. The state of
ficers declare the disease small pox
and that the whole town has been
exposed. -
WHAT THINK YOU
How Would Henry C. Smith Suit You
For Mayor
Nominations for ma^orality can
didates are coming in too slow to
promise a lively election. We no
tice a certain set is pushing Henry
C. Smith, in a quiet but none the
less effective way. Mr. Smith is
one of Falls City’s representative
business men. He has been closely
identified with Falls City and her
interests for a long time. What is
still more significant, Mr. Smith
has been successful as a business
man. He has amassed a compe
tency and has time and desire to give
of his ripe experience and ability to
the building of the Greater Falls
City Mr. Smith is not a man to
seek public recognition, belonging to
that type of American citizens, who
believes that the office should seek
the man.
BIG BLOCK OF BONDS SOLD
$48,000ln Drainage Bonds District No.
2 Sold to a Toledo Firm
Humboldt, Feb. 21—$48,000 worth o
bonds for Drainage District No. 2
have been sold to the Security Sav
ings Bank and Trust Co. of Toledo,
Ohio. The amount of the premium
paid was $1,250. Mr. Burgee the bank (
representative was in Humboldt to
make the deal. Seven other bids
were received.
SOCIAL CIRCLE
HAPPENINGS
MANY ENTERTAINMENTS AND SO '
ClAL FUNCTIONS
Daily Social Events Civen By Indi
viduals, Clubs, Churches
And Lodges
Mrs. Amelia Spence ga\e a very
enjoyable card party yesterday af
ternoon at the National Hotel.
Guests were present for five tables
and enjoyed several hours with the
fascinating game of whist. At four
o’clock the ladies were shown into
the dining room where elegant re
freshments were served in two
courses at small tables. After the
serving of refreshments the ladies
returned to the parlors where whist
w'as resumed and enjoyed until half
after five o’clock. Mrs. Spence is
a charming hostess and made the af
ternoon a most pleasant one fvr
her guests.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions of the Episcopal
church met last night with Mrs.
Mattie Stoughton. There was an
unusually large crowd out and a
splendid meeting was enjoyed. The
devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Ncide. Mrs. Powell read
from the Spirit of Missions an in
teresting article on “Missionary
Work in the Appalachian Mountains”.
Considerable time was given to
arranging for the Shrove Tuesday sup
per to be given next Tuesday at
the residence of Mayor Keeling. An
excellent supper is planned, all
sorts of good tilings will be served.
The ladies are famous for their ex
cellence of their church suppers and
this will prove no exception. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend it. Before the adjournment was
taken Mrs. Boleman and Mrs. Herbst
served cake and coffee to the mem
bers of the Auxiliary, which were
thoroughly enjoyed.
John W. Crook returned yesterday
from a business trip to Lebanon.
Mo.
Joseph O'Grady was down from
Dawson today, the guest of Mr. C.W.
Thornton.
X
CARE OF BROOD MARES.
Warm Quarters and Judicious Feeding
Are Essential.
The winter management of brood
mares embraces three special points—
care, exercise and feed. II is best to
lmve a separate h t in .which the mares
can exercise. If they are allowed to
run with the whole herd or among cat
tle act dents are very liable to occur,
causing abortion. Snug quarters at
night, with tin aLmndatiee of clean, dry
bed.] i and close eoulineinent during
severe i f stormy weallter are most os
senthil. as they not only contribute to
com!', t. but prevent the overtaxing of
the s.\ tern to maintain the warmth of
the b( dy. «
Absolute quiet for the brood mare Is
imi’s ative. Fear or excitement is lia
ble to cause abortion, liven when this
does 1 >t occur the fetus may be weak
elK.'. i r deformed to such an extent ;ts
to render it practically worthless a*
birth. Jerking, whipping, hard pulling,
riding and strains of all kinds are to
be carefully avoided. This does not
imply tlint the mare should be allowed
to become lazy or Inactive. Quiet, gen
tle driving or hauling will prove highly
beneficial in keeping all muscles and
Joints In smooth working order and
every organ in the body In healthy con
dition.
As to feed, the general condition of
the mare and the fact that most of the
winter rations are dry make It impera
tive that something he fed in the na
ture of a laxative to offset the bind
ing effect of these feeds. No dusty or
moldy feed of any sort should he giv
en. Bright clover or alfalfa will prove
the ideal roughage. Clean timothy,
while not at all Injurious, should be
fed only in conjunction with one of
these other kinds of hay. Fodder if
clean and bright may be given occa
sionally ns a change In feed. Corn
should not form over one-third of the
regular grain ration, that amount be
ing quite sufficient to produce ample
warmth and to maintain good flesh.
We do not want the mare fat, but just
in good, normal condition.
The other two-thirds of the grain ra
tion should be made tip of oats and
bran. To this a pint of oilmeal may
bo added twice a week, as it is an ex
cellent laxative. A generous handful
of sunflower seeds will prove Just as
effective for this purpose. Salt is also
most essentia! and should bo kept be
fore the brood mares at all times—not
mixed with their feed, but placed
where they will have free access to it
constantly and lick It as their appe
tites demand.—Breeder’s Gazette.
MONEY IN FALL PIGS.
Properly Housed and Fed, They Can
Be Handled With Profit.
Last year we went into the winter
with sixty-eight pigs ami came out in
tlie spring with sixty-seven, one runt
having been tramped to dentil on a
cold night, writes George !'. Williams
in (lie Farm and Fireside. The last of
April we sold sixty of these hogs, av
eraging ltlP pounds and bringing a
trifle over SO per hundredweight. Dur
ing tlie first part of the winter these
shouts had for shelter one of our three
pen farrowing houses, S by ltl feet,
tint at farrowing time, the middle of 1
February, they were crowded out and
spent the remainder of the winter in
a rail pen covered with fodder. These
pigs "paid" as well as any spring pigs
that we have ever raised.
For feed these pigs had corn, hut not ;
ail that they would eat. This was fed
twice a day. Morning and evening
they were given all the warm slop
they would drink, being mixed thin
with water and composed of oilmeal, ■
tankage and middlings, always slightly
salted. The pigs were supplied with
soft coal and ashes (part wood and i
part coal). They had ample range.
We consider it important to feed at
a considerable distance from tlie shel
ter, whatever tlie weather, as this com- '
pels the pigs to take exercise and get
a good run and breath of air. It is
highly important to have I he sleeping
quarters dry at all times, if the pen i
is in a low place, move it. if tlie bed
ding gets wet, clean it out at once.
Do not try to winter pigs without a
good supply of slop staff.
This season we have fifty-nine pigs
and can see how we can do better by
them than last year — better drier
quarters, more exercise, more and bet
ter warm slop, soaked corn Instead of
dry. Wintering pigs takes a lot of
time and work when it may lie more
comfortable to sit by tlie tire, but tin
less a man is ready to meet tlie pigs
half way he had much better get rid
of them before cold weather sets In
Wash the Udder.
Before milking the cows should lie
gone over with a brush and all loose
particles of dirt removed. This need
not take more than thirty seconds per
cow. The row's udder comes in eon
tael with the floor and cannot be clean
ed by simply brushing. It Is very im
portant that the udder should he
washed with a damp sponge or cloth,
and tins may take thirty seconds more.
The sponging will he doubly effective
If tin* long hairs around the teats and
lower part of the udder are cut short.
Give the Cow a Chance.
Before disposing of the presumably
poor row it is well to know that your
feeding afid care are not at fault. It is
our judgment that c ows in general are
not as poor as our feeding methods.
In other words, many good cows do
not have a chance to show themselves,
Profitable Sheep.
It is the farmer who keeps sheep for
a number of years that find, them
most profitable. Some years they will
return a mm h I -Iter profit than others,
and it i-- hard to sell and buy at 1 int
the right time.
AS CAUCH T BY OUR REPORTER
HAPPENINGS Or INTEREST TO
YOU AND ME.
What Your Friends and Their
Friends Hatfo Been Doing
the Past Week
Our old townsman, 1. N. Bear was
in town today, enroute to ids home
m Hustings, from Hiawatha by way
of Lincoln. Mr. Bear has a very
prosperous in Hastings. He is fig
uring with several parties here foi l
plans on new residences and tenant
houses, lie says Falls City looks
like a live hustling town to him.
Mrs, .loo Varner and little daughter
Marion, will arrive Friday for an ex
tended visit witli Falls City friends
They will be tho guests of Mrs. Har
grove. K
Mrs. Nellie O'Brine w ho lias been
spending it few days with her sister,
Mrs. Morris Sheehan, on her way
from Oklahoma, left today for iter
home in Wymore.
Miss Ella Nulk who is a student
at the Keister College has received
word of the serious illness of her
mother in Danbury, Nebr., and may
be called home at any time.
Otdy slight improvement can he
noticed in the condition of Mth. Sam
Prater who is suffering from inflam
atory rheumatism.
E. 11. Towlo was a business visitor
in Lincoln the first of the week.
Mrs. J. W. Hanson lias been in
poor health for some time. Her dau
ghter came down from Lincoln a
ft w days ago to help care for Iter
mother. She will' remain for some
time.
Rev. E. L. Yoder lias purchased
I he property occupied by Lee Hus
ton and family, and will take pos
session on or about March 1.
M*\ and Mrs. L. J. Hitchcock re
turned today from :i business trip to
St. Joe.
John Higgins is enjoying a vacation
from his duties at C. W. Thornton's
meat market.
Mrs. H. I). Burchard and little
son returned today to their home
in Reserve after a few days visit
wth Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Burchard.
Miss Lola Willard returned yes
terday from a visit with relatives
in Reserve.
Kansas City returned home today
after a short visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Wright.
Mrs. Palmer has returned and will
he employed by Patzman Bisters dur
ing ths coming season as trimmer.
The Misses Patzman returned last
night from a three weeks trip to
St. 1 ouis and Chicago, where they
i ought their spring millinery.
.Mrs. Chailes Streeter, who has bee
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Bowers,
lef• yesterday for her home in Wake
field, Has.
.Mis. G. W. Kapp is on the sick
list this week.
Born, Thursday night, February
Iti, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos Bauman Jr.,
a baby girl.
Mrs. Floyd Shoaf and Mrs. Leo j
Situs of Smitji Ceuer, Kas., are visit
ing their sister, Mrs. John Bush.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith will re
turn tonight from a visit in Nebras
ka City.
Anybody having rooms to rent can
soon have them rented by notifying i
The Tribune.
Miss Mary Murphy was up from
Preston yesterday and remained for
the show lust night.
Miss Delila Shaffer went to Sa
lem this afternoon to visit the family
of B. F. Crook
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford were called
to Salina Kansas, Wednesday night
by the death of Mrs. Stanford’s sis
ter.
Mrs. Northdorf left this morning
fo*- Eldorado, Kansas, where he
bought a tailor shop. His family
will move about the first of April.
Fred Cleveland, Sr., is down from
Nebraska City today to attend the
sale of the Pence-Little stock
He is one of the bidders.
O’Hern left a few days ago for
Gordon, Nebraska for a visit to rela
*i\es. He will also loo over the
country with a view of locating there.
John Gehling is have some improve
ments done on his home this week,
lie is having the hath room furnished
and electric lights put in.
Masters Paul and Lloyd Davies
went to Verdon this afernoon to
spend a few days with relatives
while their parents are in Trenton.
Mrs. J. I). Spragins and her sister,
Mrs. Uushtuan, went to Morrill,
Kansas today for a short visit and
from there Mrs. Hushman proceeds
to her home in Lanark, Ills.
in DeFox of Omaha has arrived in
the < ity and has opened an office
on 'he second l1* or of the Strong
lildg., where he will practice osteo
apathy.
Harry Hughes is *>\( r from Ito
seerve. He met his uncle, Fred
Cleveland lure and with him is at
tending the referee sale of the
Pence-Little stock.
Mrs. T. P. Jones is having her
house wired and will enjoy the ad
vantages of electric lights.
Mrs. George Prater left today
for St. Joe to visit a few days with
friends and relatives.
From A Lawyer’* standpoint
John Wiltse spoke at the Presby
terian church last night to a good
sized audience, but ns lie stilted In
iiis remarks, many who should have*
heard his statements were not pres
ent His ideas were good and were
eomddcred hy all who heard him as
practical, ills basic idea of city
progress and good government was
that every citizen should do his own
part loyally, that if each citizen
was a law abiding citizen in every
sense of the word, there* would be
less complaint of the city administra
tion and from the administration.
The strong point is that eity busi
ness is everybody's business and
every citizen should aid the council
and keep in touch with them and
their work for the e-ity in the spirit
of harmony and mutual bepeflt. lie
was clear in his statements on the
sewer and paving questions and any
who have the interest of their elty
at heart could not help agreeing
with him. Mr. Wiltse* was not vis
ionary Although In* is optomistlc, as
we all should be, he only voices the
sentiment of the people of a pro
gressive, growing eity with any of
tin* radical suggestions or chronic
complaints lie* is n good lulkcr
and those who heard him were glad
of tlie* opportunity to do so.
Backache, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness
Result from disordered kidneys. Fo
ley Kidney Pills have helped others,
they will hedp you. Mrs. J. B. Miller,
Syracurc, N. Y., says, "For a long
time 1 suffered with kidney trouble
and rheumatism. I had severe hack
aches and felt all plnyde out, After
taking two bottle's of Foley Kidney
l’iils my headae he is gone and wh«;re
I used to lie* awake with rheumatism
1 now sleep in comfort. Foley Kid
ney Pills did wonderful things for
me." Try them now. A. O. Wanner.
WILL PAY FOR GOOD ROADS
Hiawatha motor owners and motor
owners living near Hiawatha and Hor
ton will gladly pay farmers to keep
the roads dragged about their farms,
Communicate with Hiawatha auto
dealers.—Hiawatha World.
Most farmers would not bo unwill
ing to care for the roads adjoining
their own property if they felt that
they were getting value in return for
their work. They see other people
use tlie roads more than they do
and feel and not unjustly either—
ttiat they are asked to do more than
their share in the maintenance of
tho “Good Hoads” idea. Now if mo
tor owners would generally come to
the farmers relief, the road probb m ;
would soon solve itself. No doubt
uutoists in Richardson county would
freely do their part in a proposition
of this kind, if the matter was Ink
en in hand and organist d. Heal pro
gress was made on road improvement
lust year, and it is to Ire hoped that
much greater progress will be made
Ibis year. However this can only
be done by concerted action on the
part of <ity people who use the
roads and the farmers who are ex
pected 10 < are for them. The prob
lorn of "Good Roads” is largely one
of mutual fairness on all sides When
all road users are willing to do
their share toward road improve
ment, there will be no more really
bad road beds.
ROUGHLY
HANDLED
ANOTHER FIGHT AT THE MC
PHERSON HOTEL
Farmer Hays and Night Clerk At
Hotel Have a Bad Mixup
There was another fight at the
McPherson hotel Monday. James
Hayes, a farmer out in the country
north of here, had put up there
late iii the night and being consid
erably under the influence of liquor
proceeded to run things his own
way this morning. The night clerk
Charles McConnell resented his act
ions and start* d to put him out.
Iiayes showed fight and a lively time
followed, in which Hayes was badly
beaten about the head. His condi
tion is rather serious and lie is under
the doctor's (are at the hotel.
McConnell was arrested at once
and is now in the cage at the
court house charged *with assault.
Tlic* case will likely come up in Jus
tice Spragin's court this afternoon,
though it may not see a finish to
day. Many witnesses are to be
called and it will likely take some
time.
Sum Kimmrl went to Kansas City
yesterday to buy stock.
Marion Vaughn is very ill with
i typhoid fever.
NEWS FROM
R. R YARDS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TRIB
UNE READERS
As They Were Told To Our Regu
lar Correcpondent At
Division Grounds
Therew ere not many trains yester
day.
This weather is mighty cold for
everybody. Here's hoping it will
change in a day or so.
t'n.iv'.i y Brown is on the sick
list, and is not able to work.
Our yard master is certainy a
jolly good fellow, and very kind t«
everybody.
The cowl is very bard to unload
because n is fui/.e from top to betr
lom of the car, .'ii'.rcd by the rata
gc mg through it.
Nine Missouri Pacific truins were
held up at the liig cut near tjypsu*,
Kansas before the dredge of snow
could be cleared away.
Tile smoke stack has a hard tie*
of it Between the rain and Ike
snow it gets little encouragement
skyward.
The tracks that wouldn't keep
still but wiggled and squirmed Hi
the mud under the strain in a fts«
way since the change ordered by
the division weather man gave them
a treatment of cold.
DISTRICT COURT
Proceedings Of The District Court,
Now In 8ession
Slate vs. Hinkle, selling intoxicat
ing liquor. Continued.
Stae vs William Mowery. Dismiss
ed as io first, second and third
courts.
Stale vs. Win. Lundy. Continued.
State vs. William Curtis. Dismiss
ed as to remaining counts.
After Men “Higher Up”
Danville, 111., Feb. ”1—The Ver
milion counly grand jury is going af
ter "men higher up" in the traffic in
votes. A positive declaration to this
efTect was made by the man in best
position to know; Ueorge II. Wiesiger
member of Hie grand Jury and special
prosecutor since the ousting of State's
Attorney Lewman.
Just wHy
Pots S'Pans
Wi tho 'a t If aid
Because ike fine particles of the
Ck ..: r iinnu.'iatcly loosens iftnl
remow's the hardest “burnt in
food-crusts, which soap-powders
and scouring - bricks may only
w ear cl! after long, hard scrubbing.
Many other uses
and Full Directions on
large Sifter-can JO t
