ALL OVER NEBRASKA ,
Mishap to Rural Carrier.
Cass County. N. H. Isabel had a
dangerous accident while on his mail
route. He is carrier on rural route No.
1vhich leads over the country neai
the Missouri river , and is very rough.
Great banks of snow have drifted ,
making traveling difficult. Mr. Isabel
was passing over a drift , and while
exercising as much care as possible
his wagcn overturned , the horses at
the same time taking fright. A stove ,
which he always uses , set the papers
and letters afire. The top caught
against a mail box post , entirely
stripping it from the running gear ,
liberating the carrier from his fiery
prison. As the lines were fastened to
the body of the wagon , the team
stopped within a short distance , while
Air. Isabel was considerably bruised ,
cut and burned , and the mail matter
charred.
lowan Comes to Nebraska. j
Crcston ( la. ) dispatch : Rev. R. B. I
Hall , who for more than a year past !
has represented the Iowa Children's
Home society in the Creston district ,
has decided to accept work with the
Nebraska Children's Home society lo
cated at Omaha. He will have head
quarters at Neligh , Neb. , and begins
his work at once. Rev. Hall was of
fered the choice of two districts by
the American Home Finding society
at Ottumwa and also received a call
to the pastorate of the Congregational
church at Orient , besides the position
lie finally accepted. All four offers
wore received inside of a few days.
Dedicate Church Free of Debt.
Adams County. Entirely free of
< lebt , the new house of worship of the
First Presbyterian church at Hastings
was dedicated Sunday. The building
cost approximately $51,000 , and with
the organ and some equipment yet to
le installed will represent an invest
ment of about $00,000. The building is
said to be the finest possessed by the
Presbj'terian' denomination between
DCS Moines and Denver. It takes the
place of the building destroyed by
lire on September 25 , 1910 , aiid is the
third church erected by the organiza
tion in Hastings.
Seed Corn Campaign.
Douglas CountFiftynine out of
sixty papers in Nebraska replying by
the first mail , say they will print
"Don't Plant Seed Corn That Won't
Grow. " One editor in the middle of
the Platte valley objects that the seed
looks good. Prof. Pugsley , who called
attention to the danger cf planting
the seed without testing it , said the
p
seed looked good , but most of it
wasn't good.
Roller Mills Burned.
Jefferson County. Fire at 1 o'clock
in the morning destroyed the Fair-
"bury Roller mills , causing a loss rang
ing from $30,000 to $40,000. The origin
of the fire is attributed to a hot heir-
ing. Owing to the intense cold , 20 de
grees below aero , the department was
delayed considerably in reaching the
scene and in doing effective work.
Farmers' Institute.
Polk Counts- . The second annual
meeting of the farmers' institute , corn
and poultry show was held in Stroms-
"bnrs. In spite of the extremely cold
weather there was a large attendance
and great interest was taken iu the
meetings.
Opera House Burned.
Merrick County. The line , new
$20,000 opera house at Palmer , twen
ty miles north of Central City , was
to'tally destroyed by fire. The fire
started from defective furnace pipes ,
shortly alter midnight , and the blaze
\\as soon beyond control. There had
been an entertainment in the house
that evening , and the furnace had
been crowded to its utmost on account
of the extremely cold weather. , No one
was about the building when the fire
started.
Fire Commissioner Reports.
Lancaster County. Fire Commis
sioner Randall has reported to the
governor on the work of his depart
ment for the year 191. The total value
of all buildings destroyed during the
year reached $ SGS7,414 , while the val
ue of the contents equaled $ SOG7S17 ,
a total fire loss during the year of
$16,755,231. On this there was a build
ing insurance of $5,795,901 , and a con
tents insurance of $5,2S9S90.
Seeks Reward for Seven Sons.
Hayes County. Mrs. E. R. Moore
of Eddy. Hayes county , evidently of
the opinion that the government is of
fering a premium for families of seven
Tjoys , wrote to the officials of the Dis
trict of Columbia to inquire about it.
These officials sent the letter to Gov
ernor Aldrich , who informed her there
was no such premium.
McCooi Schools Are Closed.
York County. Scarlet fever is prev
alent at McCool to such an extent that
the schools have closed for a time
and all the churches and other public
places of meeting.
Nebraskan Robbed in St. Joe.
St. Joseph ( Mo. ) dispatch. On
complaint of E. H. Ehrens of Lincoln ,
the police arrested Mrs. Emma Mat
thews , who says her home is in
Omaha , on a charge of robbing him of
a roll of $500 in money which he had
received from the Young Men's Chris
tian association of Lincoln in settle
ment of injuries received when he was
"badly scalded in the building. Ehrens
says he met the woman in Omaha and
that after he missed his money he
traced Iher to St. Joseph. The police
found $325 hidden in her hair
Be gentle with all animals.
The farmer must have a horse.
Examine the collars of your work
horses often.
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With the better poultry is coming
better equipment.
A heated chicken house is a bad
thing for poultry.
The proper time to spray fruit trees
is during the dormant season.
Well-bred well-selected make
- , - pigs ,
more profit on the food eaten.
A horse in order to keep in good
condition should be well bedded every
night.
A machine in the shed is worth just
about two machines left in the fence
corner.
The brood sows should have all the
bright clover or alfalfa hay that they
will eat.
The cleaner the feed and feeding
places , the better the quality of the
pork in all.
It is conducive to health to feed
hogs when they can have the range
of the pasture field.
Those seeds , like the elm and soft
{ maple , which ripen in May or June ,
belong to the "sooner" class.
i Never work a team of colts together -
| er until they are thoroughly broken ,
as they will .worry each other.
j Filling up the neglected holes about
the drinking tank is now in order.
Fill them up now and avoid trouble.
j The man who calls improved stock
| "fancy stock" will have an account to
settle with his Maker on the judgment
i day.
Carry your good care of the ewes
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this fall as far as feeding plenty of.
nice bright oats to keep them in con
dition.
' The old troughs will soon have to
replace the fountain waterers or there
may be a burst fountain some cold.
I morning' .
After the strawberry bed has been
1 set and caredMor through the sum
mer , it should be mulched through
the winter.
The milk should be strained through
i one thickness of clean white flannel
and then should be quickly cooled
and well aired.
Wise turkey breeders will not
breed from the same torn more than
one year unless the same breeding
hens are retained.
No matter how highly bred and care
fully cultured a colt may be If it is
not carefully trained and properly de
veloped it loses its value.
The first thing to do with the newly-
born lamb is to get it full of the ewe's
first milk , after which its chance for
living is equal to that of the call's.
For general or common use , caus
tic or burnt lime or ground limestone
nro employed almost exclusively for
the correction of soil abnormalities.
Wetting the hoofs with a sponge
and clean w ter every day , or simply
dipping each foot into a pail of wa
ter , will keep the feet from becoming
dry.
If there are two kinds of roughness
for the cows this winter it will be hot
ter to feed of both at the same time
rather than to feed out one then start
on the other.
Look out for a collar that rubs a
tap of flesh at every stride of the
horse. It is liable to wear a gall on
his neck , and much sooner , sometimes
than suspected.
The neck and shoulders of a horse
are points that must not be over
looked when buying. A weak neck and
a narrow breast do not go with the
most desirable horse.
During the winter the dairy farm
er has more time to figure out bis
plans for improving his system of
farming. The great question should
be to get a better and more profita
ble lot of cows.
It would be easier to keep good
men on the farm if the dairy farmers
would keep better cows. A man ap
preciates the opportunity of handling
good stock , and he realizes that seme
responsibility is placed upon him if
he knows that nothing but valuable
ind profitable rattle are kept
Rape is popular with hogs.
Very fat -fowls are poor layers.
A horse suffering from colic should
be kept quiet.
Asparagus may also be forced near
cellar furnaces.
As tillers of the soil , earth worms
constitute a great army.
Put kerosene on the roosts frequent
ly to keep down chicken lice.
Teach the colt to eat a mixture of
oats , wheat bran and linseed meal.
There is something in the first milk
that the calf needs , and should have.
Remember to treat your cow with
consideration in these days and nights.
The demands on the foal's diges
tive system for nourishment is very
great.
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A flock of ewes rightly handled' ' '
should produce 125 per cent , of , ,
lambs. >
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It is the income from each sheep
that should determine the value oft
the flock. * i t
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Every progressive keeper separates
the light-colored honey from the dark 1
fall honey.
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Unless the bird is extremely valuable - '
able the ax is the best remedy for a
sick chicken. <
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The cow that is allowed to fall off j
in her milk flow is seldom made to regain - j i
gain it at a profit. {
Skimp your sheep on good pasture
and they will skimp you on mutton.
Works both ways.
Rabbits do great damage to young
trees during winter , especially when
snow covers the ground.
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The use of fruit is a great heir
toward keeping in good health , and
more of it should be grown.
It's a mistake to expect the miracu
lous or abnormal from your cows. Bet
ter make them work naturally.
If sows are expected to raise a fall
litter , it is best to wean the spring
pigs at from S to 10 weeks old.
When there is good stuff in the feed
box the heifer soon learns to be a
good barn cow when night comes.
Do not try to winter the cows without -
out grain. Wheat bran , corn-meal
and oil-meal will be found valuable.
Sheep are comfort lovers and the
man who neglects to provide them
with good , dry shelter makes a costly
error.
Irregularity in feeding that is , a
good ration one day and a poor one
the next , will play havoc with the best
of cows. * ii i i
Peach trees can be planted any time
between last and first frost ; the 1
earlier iu the winter they are planted ,
the better. j j ; i
A queen bee lives from two to TIVG |
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years , workers from forty-five days tc' '
six months , and drones seldom more' | '
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than five weeks.
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Some breeders claim that six 01
seven weeks is long enough for the
pigs to remain with the sow , but j
this , I think , is extreme.
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The pig is merely a meat-producing !
machine and tbe more lie is fed j |
with good judgment , of course the' '
more meat he will turn over. ! I
All living plants have definite needs
every day during their growth , and if
these needs are not supplied fully or
regularly bad results must follow.
While the orchard is coming into
bearing try vegetable growing as a
side line. This makes pne of the
surest and best resources of income.
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It will pay to buy wheat bran to
mix with the barley or corn meal for
feeding cows. Bran and barley meal
half and half makes good meal for
milk.
The best roosting-place for young
turkeys is on branches of trees. They
will not suffer from exposure , and
the open life will make them strong
and healthy.
Some milkers handle the teats as if <
they were made of rubber and devoid
of all feeling ; but , strange to say ,
there are nerves in the udder which
are very sensitive.
We like to see the cows approach
their master in the yard to be
scratched and petted. It shows that j
they are used to kind treatment and
are not afraid of him.
In the feeding of live stock there is
a chance for a large leak and yet
have it unknown. The most econom
ical feed is the one that supplies the
animal's needs at the leastexpense. . 1 '
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The safest bull the dairyman can '
use is generally a cross bull. At first ]
this may seem a strange assertion
The reason , however , is simple. The '
bull that is known to be cross will always - !
ways be watched. On the other hand ,
it is easy to put too much confidence
in a tame bull that may suddenly become -
come cross.
DRY FARMIN6 SOILS
Addition of Humus Does Not In
crease Availability of Water.
Fo Secure Greatest Benefit Barnyard
Manure Should Be Applied In
Small Amounts and at Rath
er Frequent Intervals.
That the addition of humus to the
soil in the dry-farming regions does
not increase the availability of water
in the ground and that humus-bearing
material barnyard manure , straw ,
leaves , or other vegetable matter
should be added to the soil frequently
in small amounts , are conclusions
drawn from experiments recently con
ducted at the experiment station ot
the state of Washington , says the
Country Gentleman.
The basis of the experiments was
soil taken from the dry-farming zones ,
one jcubic foot of which , without
humus , weighed eighty pounds and
was capable of absorbing and retain-
ing , without drainage , 25 per cent , ot
its weight of water. Of the water , only
16.8 pounds could be taken up by
plants , wilting occurring when a cubic
foot of the soil held but 3.2 pounds ot
water. Seventy-six pounds of this
soil was mixed with four pounds ot
humus , the soil being capable of hod-
ing 19 pounds of water , and the humus
four that is , 100 per cent , of its
weight. A cubic foot of the humus-
bearing soil retained 23 pounds of wa-
ter , while a similar amount of soil
without humus held but 20 pounds.
Forty per cent , of the water held by
the humus 1.6 pounds and 3.04
pounds held by the soil were unavail-
i able to plants.
: Since in one cubic foot of soil with-
ji j I out humus , containing 20 pounds ot
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! ' water , but 1(5.8 ( pounds were available
i for the growth of plants , in a tier ot
1 , three cubic feet of soil 50.4 pounds of
! ! water were available for plants. To
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' make this amount of water s ailable
in three cubic feet of soil without humus
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mus a volume of water a foot square
and 12 inciies deep was required , the
amount available 50.4 pounds being
equal to 9.7 inches of the depth indi-
,
; cated.
With these facts in mind the next
problem was to find how many inches
of water would be available to plant
i growth when live per cent , of humus
j was put into a cubic toot of soil. In
j the humus-bearing soil , as stated , troia
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: 23 pounds of moisture retained li > .3i (
pounds were available for the use of
plants. It was found that the soil
j containing humus absorbed a greater
amount of water than did the soil
i without humus , two and three-fourths
, cubic feet ot the former holding as
1 much water as had been retained by
three cubic feet of the silt. Since
1S.3G pounds of water were available
i'or the- growth of plants in a cubic
foot of the humus-laden soil , two and
three-fourths cubic feet held 50.49 ,
pounds of available water or a volume (
ume a foot square by 9.71 inches deep.
Hence , with no humus in the soil , 9.7
inches of the given volume had been
available for plants , and with humus
added in the amount indicated , 9.7 ]
inches of the same volume were avail-
able.
Said Prof. Clark C. Thorn , in discussing -
cussing these results : "In all cases
where humus is added to the soil water -
ter is held nearer the surface and is
therefore more easily evaporated.
Five per cent , of humus which is as
much as is likely to be added does
not increase the availability of mois-
ture and is of no direct benefit in this
respect ; indeed , it may even be detrimental -
mental in that it holds the moisture
nearer the surface , where it is more
quickly evaporated.
"The beneficial results of humus are
in creating a new supply of plant food
and It is always advisable , even im
perative , that humus be present in
the soil. Clays are opened up by it ,
washing is prevented and nitrogen is
supplied.
"It is a common experience among
farmers who add great amounts of ma
nure to their land to observe on the
tollowing year that the crop burns
where the fertilizer was supplied. The
reason tor this is obvious. The ma
nure they have added is able to re
tain its own weight in water , or prac
tically so , and this amount it at once
absorbs from the soil. Of the amount
absorbed , however , only about sixty
per cent , is available for the growth
of plants , the rest bsing locked up.
Hence the following year the soil is
actually dried out by the manure ,
and burning results. But the second
year will show benefits from the use
of the fertilizer , since it has by this
time scored up its 40 per cent , reserve -
' serve , retaining this amount ot mois
ture < n excess ot" what would other
wise be present in the ground.
"It is thus made plain why farmers
should not dump great amounts ot
barnyard manure on their land at in
tervals of from three to ten years , as
some do. To give the greatest benefit
the mature should be added in small
amounts and at more frequent inter
vals. "
Dry Farming Requires Work.
The man that supposes that "dry
land farming is easy" needs to try It
once , comments Rocky Mountain
Husbandman. The man to follow the
rules as laid down will be in the field
day and night during the growing season -
son , and in a real dry year he will
have a dust mulch six inches deep.
Injury to Grass Crops.
R . -iners frequently injure their
grass crops more than they are aware
of by sowing too much seed grain in
the nurse crop.
PLOWING TO STORE MOISTURE
Surplus Water , Kept in Subsoil , Will
Rise to Surface in Time of Drouth
Rain Carried Over.
Some men flirt with the weather
take chances with moisture conditions
and they wonder why they aren't
more of a success on the farm. It
they would save the extra rainfall a
large quantity of water would be
stored in the subsoil for immediate
use in case of dry weather.
If a fanner doesn't practice moisture !
conservation and raises a good crop , j
his neighbor across the road , saving i
the surplus rainfall , will have a larger - j
er yield. Reverse the moisture conditions - j
tions a dry growing season and the '
chances for a crop favor the man who .
takes care of the water that falls on i
his farm. ;
Three or four inches of rain carried ;
over from one season to the next i
means three or four hundred tons of |
water an acre in the subsoil water
enough to carry a growing crop
through any ordinary dry weather. It j
is possible to carry even more than ;
this from one year to another , says [
A. II. Leidigh , assistant professor of '
crops at the Kansas Agricultural col
lege. |
How can the rainfall be saved ?
Plow the field as soon as the crop
has been harvested. If it is spring or
summer follow the plow with a drag.
The rains will soak into the soil in
stead of running off the surface or
evaporating. Fall plowing should not
be dragged , as there is danger of the
soil either packing or becoming dry
and blowing.
The extra expense of following such
a plan ought not to cost more than
a dollar an acre at most. Many
places it could be done at a much
smaller cost. It pays big interest on
the investment even at the higher fig
ure. While moisture conservation
doesn't spell sure curer ' crop fail
ure , it is worth the effort.
EARLY CULTIVATION IS BEST
Applying Mulch to Soil Prevents Bad
From Becoming Dry and Enables
It to Absorb Moisture.
Shallow cultivation is the same in
effect as applying a mulch to. the soil ,
as it prevents the bed from becoming
dry , and enables it to absorb all the
moisture from light showers and
dews.
For May plants such cultivation
will be sufficient without watering ,
but others , notably dahlias , mut have
plenty of water. Soap suds from the
wash are excellent for dahlias , and
should be applied by the pailful to
make sure of reaching the roots. This
matter of watering , right down to the
roots of the plants , is very import
ant , and unless you can give enough
to do that it will be better not to wa
ter at all , but trust to shallow culti
vation only. Always use a watering
pot , so that you can apply the water
directly to the roots. Using a hose
scatters the water too much. Water
plants after sundown. |
Almost everybody grows asters. A
top dressing of well rotted stable ma
nure will give nourishment to the
plants , and also keep the soil around
them moist. Liquid manure , not too
strong , should be applied to the roots ,
but it should not wet the foliage. If
this is done at intervals , large and
well developed flowers will be the re-
ward.
Sweet peas should be well culti
vated. Bone meal , strewn along the
rows and raked in , will help in promoting
meting vigorous growth. Manure wa
ter is also very beneficial , but after
using manure water one day use clear
water the next. Sometimes in dry
seasons the flowers look faded and do
not show in their true colors. To
demedy this fault mix soot and water
together , to about the consistency of
milk , and apply at the rcots.
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Ventilate the hen-house.
Use the drop-board scraper every
day.
day.Have
Have the floor clean and dry under
the litter.
Geese must have a large range and
plenty of water.
Idleness is not conducive to a high
percentage of fertile eggs.
Breeding ducks should be fed twice
a dav , morning and evening.
Milk fed chicks have become a
standard in fancy markets.
Warm the drinking water a little if
there is any chilliness in the air.
Fowls that have had roup have a
tendency to transmit the disease to
their offspring.
Haphazard selection of the breeding
stock is often directly responsible for
poor results in hatching.
Unless all the elements for the
formation of eggs are put into the
hen's body she cannot be expected to
lay well.
Ventilation , which means fresh , air
and sunshine , is of extrem- import
ance all through the winter
Chicks that fail to develop steadily
should be punch marked so they can
easily be distinguished when the time
for selecting breeding stock arrives.
Granted that one has well bred
stock , the next point that determines
Its profitableness is the care and man-
j agement.
Caused Sore Throat end Ton-
siiitis. Restored by
Perrnia.
Mr. W. H.
II o u s 1 e y ,
Green v ille ,
Ten n e s see ,
Yrrites :
"Tive years
ago I took a
very severe
cold which
r e E u 11 ed in
la grippe. 1
never was so
bad off. I
was in bed
v. ' e e k s , and
when I did
get up I had
to n s i1i t i s
and sore Mr. W. H. Hous.'cy.
throat.
"I tried to cure this for eighteen
months , but it gradually jrotworse. . A
doctor advised me to have my tou ils cut
out , but I did not like the idea. Another
doctor examined me , and told me the
same thing. I finally got a bottle of
Peruna , and after I had taken one bottle
my throat was better. I bought and used
a dozen bottles , and saw I wcis going to
pet well , and I did. "
Ask Your Druggist for s
Almanac for 1912.
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THE WAY NOWADAYS.
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the age wfcen a girl begins to think
of marriage.
\ Joax Just seven years old , eh. ?
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Awful Suspicion.
Freddie had been sick for some time ,
and when his father carnc into the
room to see how he was the young
ster surprised him by his questions. .
j "Why do you ask if I owe the doc
tor anything ? " inquired his father.
"Because. " replied Freddie , "the
medicine he's been giving me lately
is something fierce , and I think he's
taking it out on me. " Judge.
It's easier to secure a patent than it
is to convert it into cash.
SURPRISED DOCTOR.
Illustrating the Effect of Food.
The remarkable adaptability of
Grape-Nuts food to stomachs so disordered - .
ordered that they will reject every
thing else , is illustrated by the case
of a woman in Racine , Wis.
"Two years ago , " she says , "I was
attacked by a stomach trouble so se
rious that for a long time I could not
take much of any sort of food. Even
the various kinds prescribed by the
doctor produced most acute pain.
. "We then got some Grape-Nuts food ,
and you can imagine my surprise and
delight when I found that I could eat
it with a relish and without the slightest -
est distress.
"When the doctor heard of it he told
me to take several small portions each
day , because he feared I would grow
tired of it as I had of all other food.
"But to his surprise , ( and that of
everybody else ) , I did not tire of
Grape-Nuts , and became better day by
day , till , after some weeks , my stomach
ach entirely recovered and I was able
to eat anything my appetite craved.
"My nerves , which had become so
weakened that I feared I would be
come insane , were also restored by
the Grape-Nuts food in connection
with Postum which has become our
table beverage. I appreciate most
gratefully and thankfully the good that
your food preparations have done me ,
and shall be glad to answer any letters
inquiring as to my experience. " Name
given by Postuin Co. , Battle Creek ,
Mich.
Read the little book , "The Road to
"Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's a rea
son. "
Ever rend the above letter ? A new
one appear * from time to time. They
are genuine , true , and fnll of huma
interest.