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New Parole Regulations.
New regulations for prisoners pa
roled from the state penitentiary hav <
been adopted by the state prisoi
board. Under the new provisions ron
victs must report the number of -.j.
they have been employed during ch
month , the number of days lost , rea
son therefor , amounts earned durinj
the month and how spent and th
total amount of money saved ant
where it is being placed. Paroled con
victs must also make a report as tc
the numher and character of maga
zines they have read , as well as the
daily newspapers they have been in
terested in or have taken during the
month. It is also made incumbent
upon the paroled convict to write his
opinion for the board on the magazine
articles , and particularly to set out
his own individual impressions there
of. Further , a religious record is kept
and the prisoner must report his
church attendance and must certify
that he has not visited any saloon ,
-nbling hall or place of ill-repute
e.ich month during the parole.
Investigating Constitution of 1875.
J. H. Broady of the state codification
commission is now investigating the
numbering of the articles in the state
constitution of 1875. The different
statute makers have numbered the
articles differently beginning with
article 1-1. Thus the supreme court in
referring to articles of the constitu
tion sometimes cites a section that is
found to contain different subject mat
ter in different compilations of the
constitution. An examination of the
original constitution in the oflice of
the secretary of state shows that the
secretary of the constitutional conven
tion ceased numbering after article
No. 2. After that the word "article"
appears without a number and the
first published copies of the constitu
tion contained an error in the num
bers after article l-i. Later this was
corrected , so that two different sys
tems of numbering are used.
Not Up to Specifications.
The state , in buying canned fruit
for its institutions , specifies " 20 per
cent syrup , " which insures a good
quality of fruit if the contract is com
plied with. One institution received
some goods for the present quarter that
were quite destitute of sugar. The
matron complained to the grocer , who
insisted that the fruit contained the
required amount of sweetness. She
then took samples to the state food
commissioner , who reported that the
peaches contained less than 5 per cent
of syrup and the pears contained none
The state has refused to receive the
fruit because it does not come up to
the specifications in the bid.
State Labor Commissioner Guye has
received a letter from V. S. Loubkov ,
a Russian Jew who is an officer of the
New Israelite Evangelical association ,
and who is now in San Francisco.
The writer asks in regard to land in
Nebraska for a colony of 2,000 Jewish
families. Mr. Guye is now at work
trying to obtain land for Jews of Chicago
cage who desire to colonize in some
western state.
Mrs. Alice Ramsey , mother of Con
vict Charley Morley , soon to be tried
for the murder of Warden Delahunty ,
is in Lincoln after traveling from her
home in Knoxville , Mo. , to be present
at the trial of her son. She left a sick
bed and made the trip alone against
the advice and wishes of the other
members of her family. She is a frail
woman , sixty years of age , gray haired
and with haggard face.
Governor Aldrich has appointed Cap
tain Joseph Teeter of Lincoln comman
dant of the state home for soldiers
and sailors at Milford in place of Com
mandant Hilyard of Superior , resigned.
The new commandant will take charge
of the institution not later than May
10 , or as soon as the present official
can close up his work.
Governor Aldrich has appointed Su
perintendent A. L. Caviness of the
FaSrbury city schools to ba a member
of the state board of education to suc
ceed Dr. Shellhorn of Peru. The ap
pointment is to take effect June 25.
Adjutant General Phelps went to
Omaha to ascertain the condition of
the property of the four national
guard companies whose armory was
burned Wednesday night. It is under
stood that the entire equipment of the
four companies was destroyed. The
rifles , which cost $15 each , were worth1
three or four thousand dollars. An
effort will be made to have the war
department issue new equipment to
replace the destroyed property with
out charging the amount against the
state militia's annual allowance.
The united effort to raise the half
million endowment fund for the Ne
braska Wesleyan university is meet
ing with considerable success through
out the state , and already more than
a fourth of the fund has been sub
scribed.
Major Julius A. Penn , Twelfth
United States infantry , has returned
from Missouri , where he conducted an
inspection of militia companies for
the war department. His inspectioc
of the Nebraska national guard is
completed.
HELP IN DRY FARMING
Disk Harrow May Be Used as
Substitute for Packer.
Essential That Sufficient and proper
Cultivation Be Given to Destroy
Weeds More Important Than
Soil Mulch.
/By / PROF. A. M. TEN EYCK. Superin
tendent Fort Hays Experiment Sta
tion. )
When land is allowed to lie for a
considerable period after plowing be
fore the crop is planted , the settling
of the soil , with the surface cultiva
tion to preserve the mulch and the
cementing due to rain , usually causes
the soil to repack and firm up to a
sufficient extent to make a good seed
bed.
bed.The
The use of the packer is most es
sential on late spring plowing , when
the purpose is to plant at once after
plowing. It is not necessary to use
the subsurface packer on fall plowing
which is not intended to be planted
until the following spring , but for sow
ing fall wheat , if the plowing precedes
the sowing by a very short interval ,
the subsurface packer may used very
advantageously.
The principle involved in the use of
the subsurface packer is correct , and
the lighter the soil and the greater
its tendency to remain loose the more
necessary becomes the use of the sub
surface packer or similar implement ,
in order to prepare a proper seed bed.
In plowing under trash or manure ,
subsurfacing packing , by pulverizing
the bottom of the furrow-slice , sifts
the soil through the coarse trash and
causes a better union with the sub
soil below , so that the capillary water
Prof. A. M. Ten Eyck.
may be drawn up into the surface soil ,
whereas , if a heavy coat of stubble or
manure plowed under In this way is
left without packing or pulverizing ,
the furrow-slice is apt to dry out and
the crop that is planted on the land
may be injured by a short interval of
dry weather.
By setting the disks rather straight
and weighting the harrow , a disk har
row may be used as a substitute for
the subsurface packer , resulting in a
pulverizing and firming effect at the
bottom of the furrow-slice , may large
ly accomplish the results required in
preparing a j-roper seed bed. It is us
ually advisable to weight or ride the
common straight-tooth harrow in or
der to cause it to stir and pulverize
the soil deeper and prevent the "disk
ing" effect which is apt to result from
light harrowing.
The cultivation necessary , after
early plowing , to destroy weeds , in my
experience has usually been sufficient
to settle and pulverize the seed bed.
For the early cultivation after a good
rain and after t e weeds have start
ed , there is no implement superior to
the disk harrow ; the double disk
which gives two cultivations and
leaves the ground level , being pre
ferred. For later cultivation the com
mon harrow or the Acme harrow
should be used with the purpose of
\loosening the ground too deeply
just previous to planting or seeding.
It is essential that sufficient and
proper cultivation be given to destroy
weeds. This is more important than
to maintain a soil mulch since weeds
exhaust both the soil moisture and the
available plant food. If a proper soil
mulch is maintained , however , the
weeds will be kept in subjection. In
the ideal system of culture the pur
pose is to keep a mellow soil mulch
on the surface of the land all the time ,
not only during the growing of the
crop , but also in the interval between
harvest and seeding time. Thus , aft
er the corn is planted the land is cul
tivated with the weeder or harrow in
order to break the surface crust and
prevent the loss of moisture , and fol
lowing out the same principle the har
rowing or work with the weeder is
continued after the grain or corn is
up. and during the growing period ,
frequent cultivation is required for in
tertilled crops.
Again , after the crop is harvested ,
tbe cultivation is continued ; tfce land
is plowed at once or listed , or the sur
face of the soil is loosened with the
disk harrow , and thus the land is kept
continually in a condition to not only
prevent the loss of water already
= ( ored in the soil , but also this same
condition and mellow surface favon
the absorption o rain and largely pre
vents the loss of water by surface
drainage.
The ideal soil mulch is produced bj
loosening the surface soil as soon as ii
is dry enough to cultivate after th (
rain. The mulch should be mellow
and granular , not pulverent and dusty
Avoid producing a "dust" mulch whicl
results from harrowing very dry soil ;
such soil is likely to blow. Also , the
smooth , finely pulverized surface lefl
by continuous light harrowing reallj
defeats the purpose of the cultivation
since soil in such condition will shet
heavy rains , causing a waste of watei
which should have been stored in th
soil , and the surface often becomes toe
fine and compact , preventing the prop
cr aeration of the soil , and producing
an unfavorable seed bed condition
Thus during the interval betweer
crops , it io often advisable to use th
Acme harrow or the disk , or spring-
tooth harrow , in order to keep the sur
face of the soil open and mellow.
Disking and Listing Versus Plowing
A new method for preparing th
seed bed is now coining into general
practice ir. western Kansas. In pre
paring land for wheat , the plan is tc
list the ground with the ordinary corE
lister as soon after harvest as possible
The lister furrows are run about three
to three and a half feet apart , very
much the same as when the lister is
used for planting corn. Later , when
the weeds have started , the soil is
worked back into the lister furrows by
means of a harrow or disk cultivator.
Several cultivations are usually re
quired by the harrow and disk harrow
iu order to level the field and bring
it into good seedvbed condition. Once
over with the disk cultivator is suf
ficient , the further work necessary tc
prepare the sed bed being given with
the common harrow.
CONSERVE MOISTURE IN SOIL
Ground Which Is Kept Loose on Top
Will Evaporate Less Water
Than Land That Is Packed.
( By E. B. HOUSE , Colorado Agricultural
Collese. )
It is a well-known fact that ground
which is kept loose en top will evap
orate much less water than a soil
which is packed on top. The mois
ture which escapes into the air is
absolutely lost , so far as the plants
growing in that particular field are
concerned , and if anything can be
done to hold this moisture in the
ground so that it may reach the roots
of the growing crop , it is of course
the thing to strive for. and will prove
a benefit to the plant growing in the
field.
Some years ago one of the repre
sentatives from the Agricultural col
lege was visiting an up-to-date farmer
in the country , and the farmer showed
him a field of wheat which illustrated
this harrowing in a remarkable man
ner.
ner.A storm had passed over that sec
tion of the country and about U
inches of rain had fallen. It had been
a dashing shower and had packed the
surface of the ground considerably.
The grain was from 4 to G inches
high , and the farmer had been advised
to harrow the field to prevent evap
oration. He sent his hired man to do
the work , who hitched on to the har
row and dragged it diagonally across
the field of wheat and then around
the outside of the field some 5 or fi
times. He then became disgusted
with the work because it appeared
that he was dragging out so much
grain , and reported the fact to the
farmer , who ordered the work discon
tinued.
By the time the grain had headed
the marks of the harrowed sections
could be plainly seen. The place
where it had been dragged diagonally
across the field produced grain at
least 8 or 10 inches higher than that
on either side which had not been
harrowed , and along the edges of the
field the grain was in like condition.
The grain on that portion of the field
that had not been touched by the har
row was not to be compared with the
harrowed grain , either in appearance , ,
size of plants or heads of grain. The
yield from the harrowed portion was
practically double that from the'un -
harrowed portion.
It simply shows that the harrowing
and loosening of the surface soil , even
though it did destroy some of the
plants , conserved the moisture and
benefited those plants that were left !
in such a marked degree that it materially - ;
rially increased the yield from that' '
Reid , and shows that this practice'
'
2ould be employed to advantage by.
the farmers of Colorado.
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Ine disk will never take the place1
jf the plow.
Many pastures fail because they are
lot made right.
Bees were in America when the
, vhite man first came.
If not moldy sorghum is an excel-
ent root forage for all stock.
To insure nice , smooth fruit , toma-
.oes must be grown on stakes.
Oats and field peas should be sown
is early in the spring as possible.
Oats should be sown early , just as
soon as the land can be made ready.
Keep all the tools that are used
iround the barn in convenient and
; afe places.
A definite plan of rotation will help
rou build up the soil and increase the
'ield from year to year.
Screen alfalfa seed.
Destroy the little weeds.
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Good dairymen keep no dogs.
Horses can be pastured on alfalfa
The right kind of seed is half th <
crop.
Kill the small \veeds and there
be no big ones. v
Chicks raised in brooders are no1
bothered with lice.
Grass was never more welcome tc
cows than this spring.
Broiler prices are somewhat bettei
than they were last month.
It is well to assume when chickens
are dying that the disease is conta
gious.
Put a slatted frame over the drink
ing trough and the water will be kepi
cleaner.
The early spring chick-en catches
the good price. Raise early spring
chickens.
Plant good seeds. Poor seeds are
dear , no difference what price you paj
for them.
Get the incubator at work on th
broiler crop as early as possible. De
lay means loss.
No incubator can make good
hatches from poor eggs , that is , those
lacking in fertility.
More incubator hatches are spoiled
by the anxiety of the operator than
from any other one cause.
Lard , vaseline and enough sulphur
to make a paste makes a good rem
edy for sorehead in chicks.
Vegetables delight in having a warm ,
deep , rich and mellow soil , and will
pay generously for the privilege.
Lice feed on the young chickens
that is one great reason that they fail
to make the growth they should.
Carefulness in dressing poultry
pays for the extra pains taken. The
pin feathers must all be removed.
: There is genuine satisfaction in own
ing thoroughbred stock and they cost
no more to feed. Go in for the best.
" "
r
! Worry along without a trap nest ,
[ but keep your eyes open for the best
ilayers , and set their eggs next spring.
] A little ground charcoal mixed
iwith the chicks' feed now and then
Svill help keep away digestive troubles.
. - Three rules for success in garden-
ting are : Freedom from weeds , thin-
'ning ' out , and keeping the ground mel-
'low.
With reasonably good seed and a
fairly well prepared seed bed , about 20
pounds of alfalfa seed is required per
( acre.
; It is claimed by some onion grow
lers that carbolic acid emulsion gives
t satisfactory results in fighting the
ionion maggot.
I
i Nitrate of soda is the most quickly
[ available source of nitrogen for plants ,
jbut buyers should steer clear of low
igrade nitrate.
Crimson clover makes fairly good
[ ensilage , but , like all plants rich in protein -
tein , it develops a strong and rather
objectionable odor.
. Government reports state that more
up-to-date agricultural machinery has
been sold the last ten years than dur-
.ing any previous ten years.
It is not safe to pasture either cat-
'te ! or sheep on alfalfa , as they are liable -
able to bloat when it is fed green.
Feed them the hay or practice soiling.
As the price of land increases the
condition of the manner of farming
must change , provided , of course , one
has to make interest on the money
Value of the land.
i
The young chicks which are to
; make our winter layers should be
ihatched from the middle of March to
rthe middle of May , depending on the
breed.
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When a man does not mind the
bleat of a sheep that wants more
feed , salt or water he has not the
true spirit of the shepherd. Neither
is he worthy of the name of shepherd
if he does not do at once those things
which should be attended to , but says
he will do them tomorrow or some
other day.
Alfalfa is a perennial.
A pure bred bull Is best.
Mongrel fowls are expensive.
Light in the barn is essential.
Horses with tender feet need much
attention.
The wheel hoe saves a lot of backbreaking -
breaking hoeing.
Good roads increase values because
they make values.
Good pasture is invaluable in grow
ing pigs successfully.
Cut straw is the best for bedding ,
if you save the manure.
If zinc is burned with the coal It will
clear the chimney of soot.
Are the plow-lays sharp , and all the
tools in first-class shape ?
Two litters of pigs a year is about
what the best sows will do.
He that abuseth his colts may ex
pect to be kicked by his horses.
Sifted coal ashes are better than
plaster for the striped squash bug.
Jerking the bit and yelling confuse
a horse and advertise a blockhead.
Out-buildings , unpainted fences and
rubbish heaps may be hidden behind
vines.
Equal parts of corn and oats are
hard to excel as a grain feed for
sheep.
Provide plenty of pure water , sun
shine , range and green forage crops
for sheep.
A flock that gets bone meal and oy
ster shell will have few cases of leg
weakness.
Look out for the yearling colts.
Don't let them get a setback as spring
approaches.
Sore mouth v/ill sometimes attack
sheep in pens and run through the
entire flock.
During an extra cold spell of
weather add a little corn to the sow's
grain ration.
Small seeds and finejy cracked grain
are a better feed for the small chick
than wet mashes.
Never breed a , nervous , high-strung
sow that is ready to jump and run
at the drop of a hat.
The fewer sows kept together dur
ing the breeding season and until far
rowing time , the better.
Of all fowls ducks are the easiest
to raise. The eggs are more fertile
than those of any other fowl.
Cold weather is not much of a detri
ment to chickens , providing it is dry
cold and the atmosphere pure.
The geese should be laying at their
best now , and this is , also , the month
in which turkeys begin to lay.
For the majority of vegetables , soil
of a sandy nature is best , provided
there is a good sub-soil for drainage.
If all the implements were cleaned
and painted last fall , a. great deal of
time will be saved when you must
"get busy. "
A good way to disinfect a brooder
is to open it wide , take out the hover
and let the sun get at the inside
through the day.
Making the drinking water slightly
red with permanganate of potash has
often been found to prevent the
spreading of roup.
Poultry manure should be partially
dried before storing in order to pre
vent fermentation setting in , thus
avoiding the escape of the ammonia.
There is no better or cheaper way
of growing hogs than to pasture them
on alfalfa. One acre will furnish pas
turage for from ten to twenty hogs
per season.
An old horseman says that the chief
cause of colic in horses , or the cause
of the largest per cent of these cases ,
is brought through long abstinence
from water.
Men of moderate means should start
: he improvement of their cattle
through the purchase of a pure bred
bull and gradually grow into the
breeding of pure bred animals.
No one can afford to raise pigs that
efuse to fatten or that are frequently
off feed. In this case the correction
may often be made before the pigs
are farrowed. It is very apt to lie
with the handling of the brood sow.
To make alfalfa hay cut in the fore-
aoon and let it wilt ; then rake into
ivindrows. It should be cured in
windrows and cocks , and stacked and
put in barns with as little handling
is possible before the valuable leaves
3ecome too dry and brittle.
The garden with a row of trees or
iome shrubbery along the north will
) e some days earlier in the spring but
n dry countries this earliness may be
> aid for later. Trees along the edge
> f a garden are apt to sap the mois-
ure for a long distance on eftbsr side
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE ?
Aches and Twinges Point to Hidden
Kidney Trouble.
Have you a lair.e back , aching day
and night ? Do you feel a sharp- pain
after bending over ? When the kidneys
seein sore and the action irregular.
"Every
Picturt
Tells *
Story"
use Doan's Kidney
Pills , which have
cured thousands.
L. Bonney , Eu
gene , Ore. , says : ,
"I contracted severe -
vero kidney trou
ble through heavy
lifting. There was
a dull ache across
my hips and pains
like knife-thrusts
shot through me.
Doan's Kidney
Pills cured after
doctors had failed
and my back is
stronger than before in years. "
"When your Back is Lame , Remem
ber the Name DOAN'S.50c all stores ,
Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
UP TO HIM.
Mr. Shyboy Have you have you
ver been kissed ?
Miss Y/ise Gracious ! Do I look as
aomely as that ?
ERUPTION COVERED BODY
"Three years ago this winter I had
a breaking out that covered my whole
body. It itched so it seemed as if I
should go crazy. It first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and.
limbs down to my knees , also ir.y arms
down to my elbows. Where I
scratched it made sores , and the ter
rible itching and burning kept me
from sleeping. I tried several remc
dies all to no purpose. Then I con
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I
ued the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura.
Ointment , also the Resolvent , for
about four months , and they com
pletely cured me of eczema. I have
had no return of the disease since. I
never had a good night's rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till 1 com
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had only used them a.
few days before I could see they were
beginning to heal , and the terrible
itching was gone.
"Those that lived in the house at
the time know how I suffered , and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. I never take a bath with
out using the Cuticura Soap , and I
do not believe there are better rem
edies for any skin disease than the-
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. " ( Signed )
Miss Sarah Calkins , Waukegan , HI. ,
Mar. 16 , 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere , ' a sam
ple of each , with 32-page book , will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti
cura , " Dept. L , Boston.
Knew Something About It.
The small boy of the household was
not notably proficient in sacred lore ,
but when his sister asked him , "Where
was Solomon's temple ? " he ind.ignant-
ly resented the supposed impeach
ment of his stock of information , and
retorted :
"Don't you think I know anything ? "
She assured him that she did not'
doubt that he knew , but urged him testate
state for her benefit.
Though not crediting her sincerity ,
he finally exclaimed , curtly :
"On the side of his head , of course ,
where other folk's are ! D'you s'pose
I'm a fool ? "
Auto Suggestion.
To show how unconsciously a man's
business may be in his mind at all
times , I took a financial operator to a
fancier's to select a dog , and what
kind of a dog do you think he asked
for a once ? "
"What kind ? "
"A water dog. Said he had heard
it was a good stock proposition. "
To remove nicotine from the teeth ,
disinfect the mouth and purify the
"
breath after smoking , Paxtine" a
boon to all. At druggists , 25c a boxer
or sent postpaid on receipt of price by
The Paxton Toilet Co. , Boston , Mass.
Sure Thing.
"Do you believe she -will love me
long ? "
"Well , I know she won't love you
short. "
Kill the Flies Now and Prevent
djsease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thoa. anil = . Lasts all season. 15 cents
each at dealers or six sent prepaid for $1.00.
H. SOMERa , 150 De Kalb Av. , Brooklyn , X.Y.
Many a man is kept busy during his
spare time in explaining things to his
wife.
Dyspeptics , despair not ! AVhile there's
Garfleld Tea , there's hope.
As a stimulant an ounce of censure
' 3 often worth a pound of praise.