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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1912)
Cows like pumpkins. Separate all indisposed turkeys. Have a regular aay for greasing the wagon. The cow is a vital part of the dairy machine. The olive trees date back to very early times. Few horses can digest perfectly clear timothy hay. There is no animal more unprofit able than a poor sheep. Horses that have a light hay diet are selujun affected with heaves. It does not make vet * much , if any , difference when a cow is fed grain. Good horse blankets are savers of valuable horse flesh and high-priced feed. You can hardly push pigs too fast , providing j'ou use the right kind of food. I Dirty collars are probably as re sponsible for sore shoulders as ill- fitting ones. . You cannot fatten a brood sow and fatten a hog alike and make the best success of both. From eight to ten hens to one torn is good mating with turkeys , and should produce 050 poults. A good cow ought to produce on an. average 25 pounds of four per cent , milk daily for 300 days in the year. Close housing and bad ventilation in the cow stable are favorable condi tions for starting tuberculosis in a herd. Besides dry nesting quarters , the pigs sfcould have a good-sized lot in -which they may get plenty of exer cise. As long as the breeding of a sow is profitable she should be bred. It is not advisable to sell off a good brood animal. Groom the horses well after hard work. The skin is thus not only cleaned , but safeguarded against para site diseases. Brush the mud off the cow's udder \ and flank , then wipe off with damp \ cloth. You can't strain mud out of milk. Keep it out. \ The cow your neighbor does not want to sell is the one you want to Luy. Get around this dilemma by raising that kind yourself. Three years of spraying , pruning and cultivation will bring an orchard that you are ashamed of into a condi tion that you will be proud of. Scrape off loose , peeling bark from the trunks of trees before spraying them , because this serves as an excel lent breeding place for insects. % To get the best eggs for hatching , the rations should be of good grains balanced by milk or meat food and must include green food in some form. High prices should not tempt the wise dair3'man to part with his good cows and heifers. Remember they are just as valuable to you as to any body else. In yarding sheep , don't forget a constant supply of good fresh water and rock-salt are a necessity ; also , plenty of good fresh bedding , and al ways a dry lair. After farrowing when the digestive system of the sow has reached * nor mal condition her ration should be gradually increased until she is get ting all she can eat. Ewes will suffer less and have fewer spoiled udders if they are confined to small lots or inclosures , with dry feed , for a few days after they have been robbed of their lambs. Never buy a horse , if you can avoid it , with a narrow or shallow chest , or whose forelegs are close together. Such an animal lacks room adequate for the lung capacity to be long- winded. A piece of tarred paper or wire netting should be listened around the stem of all spring and fall planted trees. Tie the tarred paper closely at the bottom and at the top. This will prevent field mice and rabbits gnawing the tender bark of the trees when deep snows cover the ground. Set the eggs while fresn. Keep dirt out of the dairy. It always pays to treat the cow with gentleness. It is an error to feed a horse once only In 24 hours. Both horses and mules should be given daily exercise. One of the most common mistakes is underfeeding the dairy cow. The age for working colts varies , with size , strength and maturity. The life of a standard separator de pends upon its care to a great extent. Rye hay , properly cured , makes an excellent hay for horses , mules and cows. Going to the shop over icy roads with smooth shoes may ruin your best horse. Shorthorns bred "with good judg ment today are the great all-purpose cattle. The best time to cut the tails as well as castrate is when the lamb is a week old. Perhaps a banking of the cow barn around the foundation would help keep out the cold. Any man who strikes a horse in the head should never be allowed to touch one again. The dairyman who puts a low value on his skim-milk admits his inability in his profession. A regular time for salting the cows 'summer and winter will keep you from forgetting this chore. The farmer who makes an effort to fill the corn crib and smokehouse each year generally succeeds. A properly trained horse.will stop as soon as anything goes wrong with the harness or his shoes. Wild strawberries have the most delicious flavor. They are easily transplanted to the garden. There is no better place for grow ing pigs intended either for breeding or fattening , than the pasture. Clean up the yard and farmstead generally. Plan to set out a , few more ornamentals next spring. The development of the young horse requires the exercise of the best judgment in handling him. The cheapest ration for the dairy cow is a combination of corn silage , alfalfa hay and cotton seed meal. Oil-meal , properly fed , is considered by our best stockmen to be one of the most nourishing foods that can bo fed. A plump young turkey , dressing from eight to fifteen pounds , finds a market at almost any season of the year. Good sheep require good care to maintain their excellence. Poor sheep are always a burden upon the rest of the flock. Burnt or caustic lime is made by burning limestone , oyster shells and other such materials as are high in liming elements. If you have never tried rape , raise a small field next spring. It is very popular with the hogs and does them a world of good. Ewes that are broad and long will make good mothers and produce vig orous offsprings. In this way lambs of a better type will be produced. Butter is often of inferior quality because churning is not done until a sufficient amount of cream accumu lates to make churning worth while. Do you feed pumpkins to your cows ? They have never been known to increase the flow of milk , but what a color it gives to the cream and the butter ! Keep your calves In clean separate pens for about four weeks , and then if the weather permits , turn them out with the herd , and they will not suck the cows. It is advisable to place a box of grit or coarse sand where the tur keys can find it , as not all farms have sufficient quantity for the purpose of- good digestion. The profit in a cow comes from the extra amount of milk she will yield over what she ordinarily gives on common pasture or the coarse feeds usually given her. Always keep the earliest and best bred pullets for the home flock. There Is also a good demand generally for nice pullets in the fall by those want ing them to keep. Get rid of all un desirable stock and miss no opportun ity for improving the flock. The disposition of a horse Is bred in him. He may have behind him long generations of heredity , that had bad manners in it , and they will crop out , but a good deal of the disposition era a horse is a matter of development by the people who handle hir . ALL OVER NEBRASKA. General William H. Jewell Dead. Douglas County. Colonel B. W. Jewell of Omaha , chairman of tha sovereign finance committee of the Woodmen of the World , has wired friends there of the death of his brother , General William H. Jewell , at Orlando , Fla. Both brothers fought through the four years of the civil war , one having worn the blue and the other the gray , and both came out with honor and advancement. William Henry reached the grade of general in the cenfederate army , while B. Wood was mustered out of the union army as a colonel. Earl Gets Life Term. Dodge County. In the district court Judge Thomas sentenced Harry Earl , the negro who shot Charles Viaii , pro prietor of the Midland rouniing house to the penitentiary for life. Fred Mathissen , the merchant who was con victed of assault upon Herman Was- mer , was given a fine of $100 and costs. Mathissen was tried on two counts , one charging shooting with in tent to kill and the other of shooting with intent , to wound , but was convict ed of assault. Nebraska Surely a Great Stnta. Reports compared by instructors at the state agricultural college show that for 1911 Nebraska raised 28- 000,000 more bushels of corn than did her neighbor , Kansas. The Jayhawkers - ers , however , came back strong with the- wheat and exceeded the Nebraska production by 4.000,000 bushels. This shewing was made despite the fact that Kansas has 800,000 greater popu lation. The Irish potato crop in Kan sas last year was worth less than $2,000,000 , while in this state it ex ceeded $60,000,000. Nebraskan Injured Abroad. Cincinnati , O. Fred Everett , aged 23 , a school teacher of Peru , Neb. , en route from New York to St. Louis , was found at Third street and Cen tral avenue , this city , with his jaw broken , a bruise on his left cheek and a scalp wound. He said he did not know how he was hurt. Alleged Bootleggers in Jail. Phelps County. Milo Williams , Emil Gustavson and Frank Zelicrs , the three local young men arrested on a charge of selling liquor without a li cense , were arraigned before Police Judge G. II. Johnson and pleaded not guilty. They were bound over without bail. Both Arms and Leg Broken. Greeley County. Word was re ceived at Greeley that P. H. McCarthy , who was on his way from Shamrock , la. , to Greeley , his old home , was caught in a railroad wreck and had both arms and a leg broken. Three Men Taken to Montana. Lancaster County. Requisitions for the return to Montana of G. B. McCar- nick , Frank Furlong and Ed Sayers were issued by Governor Aldrich. The three men broke jail at Bozeinan and \vere captured at Grand Island. The Mortgage Record. Gage County. The mortgage report of Gage county for the year of 1011 is as follows : Number of farm mortgag es filed 2 % , amount $839,8GG.71 ; farm mortgages released 302 , amount $ G17- 132.49 ; number of city mortgages filed 318 , amount $281,998.20 ; city mort gages released 274 , amount $214,209.39. Coal Bills About Same. Coal bills for the various state in stitutions amounted during December to about the same that they did the previous year , according to statements on hand in Land Commissioner Cobles' office. The bills range from $229 at the Geneva girls' industrial home to $2,205 ? the Hastings hospi tal for the insant. At all institutions the total aggregated slightly over $10,000. May Bring Larson Back. Saunders County. Oscar Larson of Wahoo , the man who was prosecuted about six months ago on the charge of assaulting his daughter , has been located at Denver , Col. , and may be brought back to answer the charge of statutory rape. Track Walker Killed. Otoe County. Gottlieb Sheeley , a Missouri Pacific track walker , was caught by the northbound passenger train as he was trying to get off a bridge ahead of the train and fatally injured. He died soon after. An Inquiry From Wyoming. Governor Joseph M. Carey of Wy oming has asked Governor Aldrich whether or not the state of Nebraska appropriates funds for the extermina tion of wolves and other wild animals. In reply Private Secretary Fuller has written that the state has had a varied policy , but at present no bounty law exists. A bounty act was passed in 1SS1 , but no appropriation was made till 1SS5 , when $3,000 was given. Farm Course in School. Phelps County. The Holdrege Board of Education has taken an ad vance step in the line of practical edu cation by arranging for an agricultur al department in the high school. In the state of Minnesota sixty high schools have departments similar to that the local board will establish , but so far as known Holdrege is the pioneer neer in the new movement in the state of Nebraska. J. G. McMillan , a gradu ate of the Ames agricultural college , has been engaged to conduct the new work. LAW'S INJUSTICE WADE PLAIN Farmer's Grievance Was That Story Once Accepted Should Not Remain Good. A story Is being told at the expense of an old English farmer who wab recently called upon to explain why he had failed io take out a license foi a favorite fox terrier dog. " 'E's nob- but a puppy , " the defendant remarked , in response to a. question as to the animal's age. "Yes , yesl So you say. But how old is he ? " "Oh , weel , 1 couldn' tell to a bit , " was the reply. "I never was much good at remember ing dates , but 'e's nobbut a puppy. " On the other hand , it was maintained that the animal in question was a very , very old-fashioned puppy , and the magistrate inflicted the usual fine. Shortly afterward the farmer was met by a friend who wanted to know ho\v he had fared at the police court. "Xobbut middliif , " was the reply. "Bid they fine you ? " "Yes. " respond ed the victim ; "an * 'aug me if I can understand it ! Last year an' the year afore that I told the same tale about the same dog , an' it wor allus good enough afore ! Who's been tamperin' \vi' the law sin' last year ? " IN AGONY WITH ITCHING "About four years ago I broke out with sores on my arms like boils. Af ter two months they were all over my body , some coming , and some going away. In about six months the boils quit , but my arms , neck and body broke out with an itching , burning rash. It would burn and itch , and come out in pimples like grains of wheat I was in a terrible condition ; I could not sleep or rest. Parts of my flesh were raw , and I could scarcely bear rny clothes on. I could not lie in bed in any position and rest. In about a year the sores extended down to my feet. Then I suffered agony with the burning , itching sores. I could hardly walk and for a long time I could not put on socks. "All this time I was trying every thing I could hear .of , and had the skill of three doctors. They said it was eczema. I got no benefit from all this. I was nearly worn out , and had given up in despair of ever being cured when I was advisee ! by a friend to try Cut.icura Remedies. I purchased Cuti- cura Soap , Ointment , and Resolvent , and used exactly as directed. I used the Cuticura Remedies constantly for four months , and nothing else , and was perfectly cured. It is now a year , and I have not had the least bit since. I am ready to praire the Cuticura Rem edies at any time. ( Signed ) E. L. Gate , Exile , Ky. , Nov. 10 , 1010. Although Cuticura Soap and Oiat- { meat arc sold by druggists and dealers everywhere , a sample of each , with 32- page book , will be mailed free on application to "Cuticura , " Dept. L , Boston. Saw No Difference. "People who seek books from the fiction section make some tunny breaks , " says a librarian of the .Li brary of Congress. "I have made note of a number of these , but none of them amused ir-e more than the re quest of a sour-looking spinster. "She sternly demanded of me a copy of 'The Recollections of a Liar. ' I told her that I didn't know it , but that I could give her 'The Recollec tions of a Married Man. ' " 'That will do , ' said she acidly. 'It's practically the same thing. ' " Lippin- cott's. Woman's Way. "A woman's convention , eh ? What do women know about enthusiasm ? Xow at the last national convention we men cheered our candidate for an hour. " "That's all right , " said his wife. "We threw kisses at ours for sixty- seven minutes by the deck. " Louis ville Courier-Journal. High Aim. "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the under taker will be * sorry. " Mark Twain. Pessimism. A pessimist is one who receives a pair of gloves as a present and wor ries because they will soon wear out. Even the high flyer has to come down to earth sooner or later. arc ? o ; o FOR COLDS AND HEADACHES , INDIGESTION AND STOMACR GAS AND FERMENTATION. CONSTIPATION AND- BILIOUSNESS.WITH MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS. CALIFORNIA FI6SYRUPCO. IN THE CIRCLE ON EVERY PACKAGE OFTHE GENUINE THE V/CNDHRFUL POPULARITY OF TilE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS AND EUXIR OF SENNA HAS LED UNSCRUPULOUS MANUFACTURERS TO OFFER DOTATION'S. IN ORDER TO I/.AKE A LARGER PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. IF A DEALER ASKS WHICH SIZE YOU WISH. OR WHAT WAKE YOU WISH. WHEN YOU ASK FOR SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA , HE IS PREPARING - ING TO DECEIVE YOU TELL HIM THAT YOU WISH THE GENUINE. MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ALL RELJAELE DRUGGISTS KNOW THAT THERE IS BUT ONE GENUINE AND THAT FT IS MANUFACTURED - FACTURED 3Y THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ONLY * i feicciii r * * * t * > 7" M v Mtlu < TV * P * * * Ov NOTE THE NAME PRINTED STRAIGHT ACROSS.NCAR THE BOTTOM. AND IN THE CJRCLE.NEAR THE TOP OF EVERY PACKACE.OFTHE GENUINE ONE SIZE ONLY. FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING MLNIATURC PICTURE DRUGGISTS REGULAR PRICE 5Cc PER BOTTLE. OF PACXAG2. SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA IS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS C7 LADIES AND CHILDREN. AS IT IS MILD AND PLEASANT GENTLE AND EFFECTIVE , AND ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM OBJECTIONABLE INGREDIENTS. IT 13 EQUALLY BENEFICIAL , WOMEN AND FOR MEN. YOUNG AND OLD FOR SALE BY ALL LEADL'JG DRUGGISTS. ALWAYS SUY THE GENUINE. TAKING CHANCES OTHERWISE. Hoax He is exceedingly ill , but lie is still holding his own. Joax He has to. There are two I doctors with him all the time. i A Good Turn. George Ade , v. ith the gentle cyni- | cisrn of the confirmed bachelor , was j talking in New York about New Year | resolutions. I "Every wife , " he said , "loves to see her husband turn over for her sake a new leaf in his check-book. " V/anted "Mill" Supplies. "I see that you deal in mill sup plies. " "Yes. " "Well , I'd like to/ buy a pair of boxing gloves. " Before the Scrap. "Why are you rushing around so to day ? " "I'm trying to get something for my wife. " "Had any offers ? " Louisville Courier-Journal. i Thousands of Consumptives die every I year. Consumption results from a neg lected cold on the lungs. Hnrnhns Wizard ( Oil will cure these colds. Just rub it into the chest and draw out the inflamniati n. Looking Upward. ( In 1999) ) "Marie , bring out the aeroambulator , and take baby up for an airing. " Judge. TO CUKE A COI.D IK OKT DAY Take J.AXATIVE IlUOMO Quinine Tablets , is'sn-lutitl nionuy it it fails to cure. L. . \ \ . E's signature ib on each boi. loe. The man who hides his light under a bushel is sometimes surprised to find that the sun still shines. Mrs.Vlnslov's Soothing Syrup for Children teething , softens the unis , redifces iriflimrn.i tion , allays pain , curas wind colic , i c a , bottie. The social whirl has made many a girl giddy. There is one man in the United States who has perhaps heard more women's secrets than any other man or woman in the country. These secrets ere not secrets of guiit or shame , but the secrets of suffering , and they have been confided to Dr. R. V. Pierce in the hope and expectation of advice and help. That fevr of these v/oinen have been disappointed in their ex pectations is proved by the faet that ninety-eight per cent , of all women treated by Dr. Pierce have been absolutely and altogether cured. Such s. record would be remarkable if the cases treated were numbered by hundreds only. But when that record applies to the treatment of more than half-a- mil lion women , in a practice of over 40 years , it is phenomenal , and entitles Dr. Pierce to Lhe gratitude accorded him by women , as the first of specialists in the treatment of women's diseases. Every sick woman may consult Dr. Pierce by letter , absolutely without charge. All replies are mailed , sealed in perfectly plain envelopes , without aay printing or advertising whatever , upon them. Write without fear as with out fee , to World's Dispensary Medical Association , Dr. II. V. Pierce , Prest. , Buffalo , N. Y. ' DR. PIEH.CE S Largest glowers of pedigree farm OATS and garden seeds In tbo world- Clovers. Grasses , Oats , Rye , Bar Sworn ley. Potatoes , Seed Com. etc. Wo bushels yield 259 per acre. breed only pedigree heavy yield- ' 3'ot . can beat that. InestocScs. CATALOGUE , Why not try la 1913 JOHH A. SALZEK SEED COMPANY. 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