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The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
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_ Tlio .louriiul. Kstnbllsliod 1877
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No. 12. ! Business Olllee and Job Rooms
No. H 21i.
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Along with everybody OHO ! Fobrunrj
IH Hhort.
Finland Is electing a new diet. I
will find tltlH good time to leave men
out.
These airship contents are Biire tc
bo high class exhibitions whatove
else may be mild of them.
Nobody blames Dr. Cook for trylni
to lose hlniBulf and for denying ! ii
Identity for so long a time.
Cairo , 111. , gets Into the papers abou
every four or live months , nnd It's al
ways the same sort of a story.
February 15th marked the twelft :
anniversary of the sinking of the bin
tleshlp Maine In Havana harbor.
The Paris spring hats revive th
styles of 18UO. 'Let us hope It wll
be 1990 beofre they appear again.
CoiiHiderlng the Imminence of sprln
Iionse cleaning , Or. Cook shows ver ,
good Judgment to remain in hiding.
For a supposedly porkless river an
harbor bill , $40,000,000 ns reporte
by the committee seems to be goln
some.
The principal service rendered b
Vnlontlne'a day seems to be to hel
the picture card dealers to work o ;
old stock.
The trusts nre blue over Taft' '
speech. It's a sad shock to them t
learn that the people made laws t
bo obeyed.
It Is suggested that the governmen
station 1'eary at the north pole poi
manently to hold it against all futur
discoverers.
Socialist riots again in German ;
The strain of working a few week
probably proved too much for th
long-haired philosophers.
Now an international race is on fc
the south pole. Explorers should b
warned not to leave their record
under an Antarctic rock.
These bloody battles in Nicaragu
are about as inuclf out of order a
when the ohlldorn get to culling eac
other while playing authors.
The French antarctic expeditlo
failed to bag the south pole. It look
ns if Uncle Samuel would get hot
poles to set up as gate posts.
Leslie. M. Shaw doesn't have an
confidence in the Standard Oil crowc
Mr. Shaw wants to ho very carefi
or he will become real popular.
Many timid people , dreading th
coming contact with Ilalley's come
will get pneumonia on their anxion
lookout in the cool May nights.
It is 70 below zero in Alaska , bi
probably there are fewer colds tha
in this country , where people go froi
overheated houses into cold air.
The' dirigible balloon men who pn
pose to tly from Spain to New Yor
seem anxious to avoid the undertal
ers' additions to high cost of living.
The twelfth anniversary of tli
Maine .explosion is celebrated. Wli
leave our sacred relics to decay an
rust in Cuba's front yard any longer'
Why ridicule the hereditary nous
of lords in England , when Willian ,
Bryan has a life lease of the dem
cratic nomination for the presidency'
A town whoso property owners ge
behind it , as Norfolk property ownei
have In this paving matter , needn
worry about its future. That's a
sured.
Edward Payson Weston , the ma
who has become famous as a gre ;
pedestrian , has become rich by ver
successful stock ventures on Wn
street.
The- Tiber as well as the Seine
on the rampage. Hereafter they wi
take the highest historical water mm
and then allow something for co :
tingoncies.
Dr. Cook's successive appearanc <
are so many thousand miles apai
that ho must have the fairy sove
league boots. Perhaps these took hi
to the pole.
Wasn't it something of a colnc
donee that Bryan and Cook shou
both strike Santiago at the san
time ? The irony of fate had som
thing to do with it.
Eggs declined in Chicago from f < :
ty to twenty-seven cents. Would th
the beef kings could thus bo coax <
off their perch by a few kind won
and sunshiny days !
The highest Joys ot gardening a
felt In February , IIH wo level In the
tropical luxuriance of thu seed cata
logues , forgetting the Hplndling liar *
vests of September.
The Knights of the Grip report an
unusually good trade. This Is evi
denced not only by the large orders
received but by the number of trav
eling men on the road.
William Jennings Itryan now Is an
earnest advocate of county option.
It certainly looks IIH If he had given
up all hopes of again leading the
hosts of democracy to defeat.
Germany has a form of insurance
which guarantees a company or em
ployer against strike losses , Just as
insurance is furnished against lire ,
loss of life and other disaster.
Maine Is planning to establish a
complete system of continuous high
ways throughout the state. It is a
good Investment of state funds and
Maine Is displaying excellent judg
ment.
Fifteen years ago grape fruit was
without commercial value and had
no place upon the American bill of
faro. Last year four million boxes
of grape fruit were consumed In the
United States.
Maine is becoming famous as a po
tato-growing state , and many farms
which had been abandoned as worn
out , have been restored by proper
cultivation and are producing good In
comes for their owners.
A man In Chicago who has written
a book showing or attempting to
show the worthlessness of higher ed
ucation is a millionaire. The college
presidents who are looking for men
who will help swell their endowment
fund are giving him a wide berth.
A prominent speaker at a McKlnley
day banquet In Cleveland , O. , urged
republicans to "Get Into the middle
of the road and stand shoulder to
shoulder for the performance of the
party's pledges to the people under
the leadership of William H. Taft. "
President Taft's attitude in his pri
vate life makes him one of the pee
ple. Nothing could make him more
] popular. The public lays great stress ,
perhaps more than It should on the
everyday man-to-man approachableness -
ness of the nations chief executive.
A New Jersey farmer has posted a
notice warning all aviators not to lly
theli machines over his property "un
der penalty of imprisonment. " The
aviators are surely up against a hard
proposition if they are compelled to
first secure an aerial right of way.
Professor Moore , chief of the weath
er bureau , recently made the statement
that after careful investigation ho
failed to llml any foundation for thu
claim of conservationists that the de
struction of the timber produced a
change in climatic conditions. This
is quite a blow to the conservation
ists.
Hingling Brothers who now control
the Barnum and Bailey circus as well
as their own are reported to have
divided ? 100,000,000 profits for the
season of 19011. This year the Adam
Forepaugh show will be added to the
Hingling combination , making it the
greatest circus combination in his
tory.
Wliile the meat trust is claiming
that the high prices are the result
of supply and demand , the state de
partment is trying to force Germany
to take down its bars against American
meat products. This action suggests
that there is something artificial in
the prices of meat at home or that
through experts of meat , the packers
hope to maintain high prices at home.
Experiments in wireless telephony
seem to be at a standstill. It is a
fascinating toy for the scientific men ,
but the obstacles which stand in the
way of its general use and the nature
and expense of the apparatus remove
all probability of its being placed on
a commercial basis and brought into
practical use as has been done with
wireless telegraphy for a long time to
come.
The Cairo. 111. , sheriff didn't hell
to end the race war existing in thai
community when he selected eighl
negroes as deputy sheriffs and order
ed them to lire upon the white mob
killing a former mayor's son am
I wounding four more. And It dldn'i
help any to allow the mortally wound
ed man to lie dying In the snow three
hours , when there might have been i
chance to save his life.
An Indian newspaper is now issued
at Muskogee , Okla. It Is to bo edited
by an Indian and every department
will bo printed in some Indian Ian
guage. Can an old time admirer o !
Cooper's Indian stories recognize in
the present day Indian who cultivates
his farm and reads his newspapei
the direct descendants of those wlic
performed such thrilling deeds in the
pages of the "Leather Stockiiif
Tales ? "
Dr. Helen Kellogg predicts tha
"when the race becomes thorough ! ;
civilized wo shall retire to our closeti
> r behind our screens to take the nour
shmeilt necessary to sustain life , no !
hen an now to make eating thu chic
'lid ' of man. " Any tendency towan :
iviiutuful extravagance or gluttony lie
: o bo condemned but it will ho a mi <
lay when wo become so ultra-clvlll/.ct
hat wo hide In solitude like a dog U
. runch a hone.
l
Lieutenant Shacklcton has an
iiounced his Intention of heading an
other expedition to search for tin
south pole and Captain Hobert Scott
lias been presented with 20,000 poundi
by the British government to assls
In fitting out an expedition for tin
nntarctiu regions. It loolu as thougl
the competition for polar honors win
becoming so fierce that a new cro |
of poles would have to be raised ti
satisfy all the explorers.
The mal-dlstributlon ot populatloi
works to Increase prices from botl
ends. . It decreases supply and In
: reases demand. The fewer peopli
there are at work on the farm , UK
fewer food grains and food animal !
will be raised. On the other hand , tin
more people gather In cities the mon
mouths there are to be fed by tin
produce of the country. Should tin
situation continue to ho aggravate !
from both ends in this way it wouli
require but n few years to raise price :
to the famine notch.
The reason many a boy leaves th
farm Is because he wants spending
money that is his own , that \iv \ cm
UPC Independently and not he hel
accountable to his father for ever ;
cent. The ordinary boy does no
look ahead and see the posslbllitie
the future has stored up for him li
the farm if he will only stay by II
Let the boy on the farm have the prc
ducts of some Held or garden patcl
or from chickens or turkeys and th
tie which binds him to the farm wil
strengthen daily.
Germany borrowed $200,000,000 las
June with which to Increase the ka
ser's navy. This is not sufficient an
an additional $120,000,000 with whic :
to construct more Dreadnaughts. Till
unwonted activity along naval line
In Germany is exciting the British t
consider the propostion to borro\
money for more battleships. The pres
tige gained by nations which bull
battleships with borrowed money , ur
less In actual warfare. Is about as lil
ting as that enjoyed by the man wh
mortgages his home to buy an ante
mobile. Both the battleship and thi
automobile are likely to be out of dati
and consigned to the junk heap befor
the debt is paid.
WOHTHLESS SEED CORN.
The result of tests of Nebraska con
now held by farmers , with the idei
of determining how much of it cai
be used for seed corn , shows that th' '
grain in northern Nebraska is absc
lutely worthless for seed , the thou
sands of News readers on the farm
are urged to take advantage of th' '
information thus gained. .
To plant the corn that is being held
as seed corn , will be to deliberate ! ;
bring upon this territory a crop fail
ure for 1910. To plant , barren seei
would be to deliberately take step
to keep the corn cribs empty nex
fall.
fall.It's
It's a matter too serious to be ovei
looked.
NOHFOLK IS GOING TO PAVE.
Norfolk is going to pave.
Enough property owners have slgi
ed the petition to show an overwheln
ing sentiment Ideally in favor of thi
improvement. Enough have signed t
make it possible to pave a consldei
able portion of Norfolk avenue. Some
thing like SOO more feet of footage i
needed , however , to extend the pavin
clear to Seventh street , in eluding th
railroad property.
If the Union Pacific would sign , the
would pretty nearly clinch the matte
without any others. There will be otl
ers , though , and there seems no deut
now but that enough will sign with !
the next few days , counting those wh
are depended upon to mail their sigm
tures , to Insure the success of thli
Norfolk's most needed improvement r
the present time.
WASHINGTON'S BIHTHDAY.
One of the eccentricities of Amer
can life Is our celebration of the birtl
day of the father of his countr ;
Whenever anyone undertakes to ge
up a Washington celebration , the fin
thing to bo done is not to sugge ;
his mighty deeds in war and state
manship , but to decorate the rooi
with a lot of paper hatchets. It's
wonder they did not carve n liatclu
on the Washington monument. Thu
the name and fame of our foremoi
leader Is linked Indlssolubly with tin
of Mrs. Carrie Nation.
However , it would be a mistake t
assume that the mighty genius an
dauntless courage of the father of h !
country Is forgotten by all. Howove
far his life may recede , the world wl
not cease to venerate the genius thi
held together an army of undlsclpllnc
patriots , so poorly equipped that the
looked like ragamufllns , nnd yet wit
this seemingly hopolesa force he eve
come the greatest military power (
his day. To do tola it took both B
preme military genius and a supcrt
vision of the destiny that rules nil
tlons.
A GHEAT INDUSTRY.
In all thu history of uanufnetiirlnp
In the United Suites nothing has
ever equalled the marvellous growtli
In the making of automoblloH.
Ten yours ago the manufacture ol
automobiles In this country was prao
tlcally unknown and as late as M)0i ) !
only seven short years ago , the mini
ber of cars was loss than 11,000. Lasl
year the output was 115,000 while the
estimate for the number of machines
to bo placed on the market is li'O ,
UOO. Valuing these ns worth on ai
average of. $2,000 n piece the total
foots up to the magnificent figure ol
$1100,000,000 an amount of money fai
In excess of the original estimate ol
the cost of thu Panama canal.
At first , Franco took hold of the
automobile with n zest that this conn
try know nothing about , but now tin
demand is so urgent that the manu
fncturers cannot moot it and every
where plants are being enlarged.
The growth of this country in real
wealth is demonstrated very clearlj
by an industry which unknown tor
years ago calls for one third of a bil
lion dollars expenditure this year and
a future which is unlimited.
Who said the American people were
poor ?
WH151U3 WE SHOULD BE PUT OFF
The American people are falling
over each other in honest endeavor tc
answer the question satisfactorily
"Why Is the cost of living increasing ? '
There nre many different answers
given. The most popular and preval
ent one is t'mt it is due to the tar
iff.
However definitely this may seem
to furnish a solution In some instance.5
we are confronted by n scries of facts
which stubbornly compel us to admit
that we are lost in a fog of confused
statement when we content ourselvof
with charging all high prices up tr
the tariff or the "trusts. "
This is clearly shown when we rea
Il7.e that the articles which have ris
en in price most sharply butter , eggs
wheat , hogs , cattle are each anil
everj' one of them products of the
farm not affected by the tariff and
not made by the trusts.
Then , again , students of current his
tory know that this era of rising
prices is in no ways confined to this
country , but is felt in England , Ger
many , Russia and China at the same
time. It is a world wide puenome
non.
non.The truth needs to be reiterated thai
altogether too many people ere liv
ing in the great cities. There arc
too many consumers and not enougl
producers. However much your poll
tician and superficial observer ma\
hunt around for some other diagnosis
it is true now as it is true always
that you. cannot tamper with the ok
basic law of supply and demand with
out someone's paying toll for it.
There is need of a change if a fail
equilibrium is to be restored. More
people need to be put off on the fertile
tile lands of this great country o !
ours and become producers. If we
could change the current of individua
industry and send live million peoplt
who are now consumers in the cltj
to the farms where they would ralsi
wheat , chickens , butter and eggs , botl
they and the consumers left in the
cities would be benefltted. It woulc
mean lower prices , better food , am
a fairer distribution of the comforts
of life.
NOW FOR A GREATER NORFOLK
Now that paving is assured , Nor
folk may well turn its attention U
the next great need of the city the
need of fair freight rates , as comparer
with those cities which are now helm
built up through wholesale business
from the territory which logically am
naturally is tributary to Norfolk.
Sioux City began a light for freight
rates a few weeks ago , and alreadj
has the money raised for the campaigi
and two men in Washington looking
up rates. Two freight rate hearingi
are to be held In Omaha this week
Omaha claiming that railroads are dis
criminating against it in favor of Lin
coin.
There is no time to be lost In this
campaign for n greater Norfolk. Am
there is no time like the presen
to begin. With prospects of tin
Northwestern extending from Dallai
In the spring , thus opening up stil
more territory , and with prospects o
a line across from Sioux City to Nio
brara to tap territory that ought t <
bo won for Norfolk In a wholesnli
way , the time Is ripe for immedlati
iction , and the longer it is delayed , tin
more Norfolk will lose out.
The business men of the city an
ready to unite with a solid front , Tin
News bellevs , in this demand for tin
city's rights. The Commercial clul
directors , as the organized representatives
tatives of the business men , thus hav <
an opportunity presented to them ti
plan and carry out a movement whlcl
ought to mean more for Norfolk jus
at this time , with Its territory so rai ;
Idly expanding , than any step takoi
In Norfolk's interest for a great man ;
years. It would seem that the Com
inerclnl club directors would bo just !
fled in concentrating their energle
upon this one big goal.
Norfolk Is geographically located a
the center of a vast and proeperou.
territory. Its importance in this re
sped has boon remarkably Increased
during the past few years by the ex
panslon of this territory , through now
railroad extensions and land openings
And that expansion Is going to kooi
right on offering more nnd more op
portunltlos to Norfolk as the conuner
clal center of a great Held , If Nor
folk will hut take advantage of the
opportunities and , by securing fall
freight rates , allow wholesaling to hi
established here on a big scale am
compete with the more distant cities
now serving in that capacity , am1
growing rapidly ns n result of the din
criminations granted them by the rail
roads as against Norfolk.
An equalization of freight rates , glv
ing Norfolk a chance to compete ever
on nn equal footing with cities nol
nearly so favorably located to serve
this territory as Is Norfolk , ought te
moan the beginning of n greater Nor
folk. It ought to mean 10,000 people
for Norfolk by 1915.
It Is stated on many sides that Nor
folk Is suffering from dlscrlnnnatioi
In freight rates. The News suggests
that the Commercial club directors
might very opportunely raise a fmit
among business men for employing'le
gal assistance in assembling the dati
in the case , and got the facts to the
interstate commerce commission foi
adjustment , with all possible haste.
The securing of fairer freight rates
for Norfolk might very properly be
greeted as the greatest achlovomenl
that any set of Commerlcial club of
fleers had over gained along the line
of building a greater Norfolk.
And now's the opportune time to gc
about it.
AROUND TOWN.
It's a safe bet that Norfelk will
pave.
Dr. Cook has nothing to say. He's
said too much already.
Only a few hundred more front
feet are needed on the paving peti
ion. Have you put your front feet
on the petition yet , Mr. Property Own
er ?
A West Point woman in Norfolk thei
other day said that the 8 o'clock clos
ing law has had the effect in that
town of making dinner parties bet
ter attended by the men.
Many a dull day in the news line
lias been saved by a dispatch from
Washington that the time for thei
Yankton-Norfolk bridge across the
Missouri , had been extended.
How would you like your chum te
steal your girl from you and thei
later finish paying the installment on
the ring you purchased for her'
That's what a Norfolk youth did.
Friendship between two Norfoll
boys was suddenly called off' a fe\\
days ago when one of the boys stole
the other's sweetheart after being in
troduced to her. The loser of the
girl took out his revenge by lyinf
in wait for the other and thrashing
him.
Six Norfolk gins are learning how
to shoot a rifle and to ride liorsehacl
preparatory to settling on homestead !
in the next opened portion of the Hose
bud. One Norfolk girl who settled 01
a claim in Tripp county drew a bus
band , which may or may not have any
thing to dp with the present case.
Norfolk is proud of the enterpris
ing spirit shown by the practicallj
unanimous signing of the paving peti
tion by local property owners. It' ?
the kind of spirit that will put this
town on the map in the next few
years , in bigger letters than ever be
fore.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Some people like to make you blush !
Call for No. 11 on the telephone , am
the girl operator will correct you bj
asking : "Double one ? "
We always rather like a man whc
has been to hell , and returned to give
notice to the other boys that it is i
good place to keep away from.
On every typewriter there is a bel
which rings and gives warning whoi
you are approaching the end of tin
line. What n pity there is not a bel
to give 'men warning in n thousam'
other particulars !
Every time a reformer becomes i
leader , and makes money out of hii
leadership , investigation will revea
that the people were considering hi :
reform before he thought of it , am
would have pushed it to acomplish
ment without leadership.
Some one writes to ask the Globi
why the Lysander John Appleton fain
ily is exempt from paying to the sup
port of their church. "All of the res
arc taxed , " says the Waller , "hut thoj
escape. " Tills is the reason' : Tin
church board is afraid that if a re
qu st is made of Mr. and Mrs. Apple
ton for money , they will say the ;
can't afford It. hut that they will donate
nato Daysoy Maymo's voice to the
choir.
When a man is very young , and ni
green as a gourd , ho talks a groa
deal about the need of n place when
ho can take exercise and a plungi
bach , and make a man of himself
As the green In him turns yellow , hi
realizes that exercise and plunge bathi
make men of no one. He who want
to make a man of himself must do 1
by hard work , patience , ability , nnd i
wiping out of all that savors of sell
conceit
Home Course
In Live Slock
Farming
XVII. Marketing Live
Stock.
By C. V. GREGORY ,
Author of "Home Course In Modern
Agriculture , " "Mnklni ! Money on
the Form , " lite.
Copyright , 1009. by American Preis
Association.
: business of the live stock
Till- IH only partly dune when
he has successfully prepared hi *
stuff for market. This Is OH
peclally true of the man who Is rais
ing pure hrcd.s. With him the dif
ference between failure and success
depends upon his skill In Interesting
buyers In bis stock. The best plan for
the man who Is just learning the busi
ness is to start In on a small scale ,
buying only one or two females at
llrsf. The .veiling stuff for the first
year can ho must profitably sold Ic
farmers. There Is always a good do
MAPLE CttOVK FARM
Shorthrrnf t and
Sil * rKmjJCorn (
JOIIH JONES Proprietor
Wanted Foroal *
l-'Ki. XXXII.-AN ATlltAOTlVi : HKINIIOAUI ) .
ninnd , especially for male stock. If
the stuff Is growthy and of fair qual
ity it will bring prices considerably In
advance of the ordinary market.
Advertising.
One of the best ways to reach the
farmer trade is to advertise In the
country newspapers. These reach the
bulk of I ho farmers In their territory ,
especially the progressive ones , and
will bring your stuff to their attention
In a way that nothing else will do
Do not ceuilinc your advertising entire
ly to I ho want ad. page. When you
have stuff to sell get rid of it ( julckly
by attractively got up ads. .Merchants
have found newspaper advertising a
necessary part of their business. It is
just as necessary to I he farmer who
has stuff to sell. How should the pub
lic know tlint the fanner has some
thing to sell if he keeps the fact a se
cret ' !
A large number < > f the people who
are Interested in your stock will drive
over to see It. Have the stock that is
for sale divided up into small hunches
of uniform si/.o , as tlie > y show off bet
ter In tills way.
As a general rule , it is best to show
the .smalle-t mies Urst and the larger
ones later , \\urking Hie preispoctivc
buyer up tu a climax , as it were. If
you lime i ho sire at baud and in good
condition it will be a help in making
sales. Never misrepresent your stuff ,
but do not hesitate to point out all the
good points that the animals possess.
It will be advantagiMiiif iu establish
ing a permanent trade to guarantee
the animals to be as represented , the
males to be breeders and the females
to be safe with young if sold that way.
You will occasionally got an animal
back. It is true , but the loss on a few
such animals will be more than made
up by the increased confidence people
will have in you.
For answering such inquiries as
come by mall letter heads and return
envelopes are a great advantage.
Printeel stationery gives a businesslike1
air to a letter ; md makes the Inquirer
think lie is dealing with a business
man. A cut of some of your best an
imals adds to the attractiveness of thu
letter head. Such a out can be made
from a good photograph for not more
than $1..V > . It is be-st to have the
printer order It for you , as lie will
know the style that will go best with
the paper you are using. If one of thei
boys or jilrN has a kodak a print ol
one or two < > f your best uniinals In
closed with replies will give the prospective
spoctive buyer a belter Idea of whal
you have to offer than any description
would. He honest in your descrip
tions and do not hosltato to state the
animal's faults fully.
Silling to RrceiTers.
As your home trade grows and you
gradually work Into a higher grade ol
stock you will begin to want higher
prices. To get them you must sell tei
breeders. Tei reach these In large
numbers adverllslng in one or more ol
the agricultural papers Unit circulate :
In ymir territory is ne-cessary. A sim
ple card will bring many replies. When
you have some-iblng special to effor | a
large ad. will prove profitable.
Of e'ourso most of the sales made ii
this way will be by letter , though in
occasional man will come to see the
stuff. If yon live more than a mile
from town it will pay to make arrange
incuts with the liveryman to bring 0111
unexpected visitors at your expense
Little things like this help to create r
favorable Impression. Where there an
many Inquiries to answer u typewrltei
Is a great advantage , as letters wrlttoi
in this way arc much neater and mon
businesslike. With n few days' prac
tice one of the boyn or girls Mill bi
able to write at least as fubt as U ;
band and out out a very neat lotUi
Hebiilll typewriters of the ; Ntamlnrd
makes are more satisfactory than the f
cheaper machines. Very good rebuilt
machines can be bought at prices rang
ing from .f'.Ti to ? rit. (
Stock to bo sold to breeders must be
In a little belter condition than for the
farnuvr tnulu. It must also be up to
the breed standard tif weight for line.
For shipping breeding stock crates wilt
lie necessary. Those should hov ? ll
built of light and strong material. If
the animal Is to be shipped a long dls
tancc a small self fee-dor at the front
of the crate can be tilled with feed and
dlre > otlons given to the expressman to
provide water occasionally.
Selling on the General Market.
The bulk of the stock grown Is. of
course , sent to the general market. H
Is a great advantage In marketing te
be able to Hell In carload los | , as I'
this way you can ship the stock your
self and get all there Is in It. The tlmi :
to sell cattle , hogs and sheep depunds
largely upon the price of feed and the
condition of ( lit1 market. This is some
thing that can only be told by long ex
perience. As a general rule , feeders
lose their none and sell a little lee
soon , as is shown by the Hood of half
fat cattle that comes on to the market
ut certain seasons of the year. Much
of this stuff Is bought up by feeder.
living near the big mirUels and I lie
fattening process finished. If thes- ,
men e-aii afford to do this nn high priced
land and feed , the farmer can certain
ly afford to put on a little more finish
before selling In the tlrst place.
Cat lie that have been fattened on
grass should lie shut up In Iho yard
at least two days before shipment and
fed timothy hay and oats. Cattle that
have been having dry feed should have
the grain ration changed to oats and
the roughage to timothy hay for the
twenty-four hours preceding shipment.
Do not give more than half n grain ra
tion for the last feed before they nri *
loaded and do not give any salt for n'
few days before shipment. Do not
water heavily for a few hours before
loading. Ited the car well with bright
straw and do not crowd It too full.
Much of the art of getting the cattle
on to the market with little shrinkage
depends upon quiet handling. If they
are to bo driven any considerable dis
tance it should be In tin * cool of the
day. They should be loaded as quietly
as possible. Where cattle are to be on
the road more than twelve hours the
racks should be filled with timothy hay.
As soon as the cattle are unloaded at
the stockyards they should be watered
ami I lion given a fee-d of good hay , , to
gether with some ear corn. He sure
that the trough Is full of water before
the cattle begin lo drink or they will
suck themselves full of wind Instead
of water. Turn the stock over to some
reliable commission man to be sold
and be at hand yourself to see hosv it
is done and to look after your own
interests. You will get better service \
if you employ the same commission
man each year than you will by chang
ing around.
The same ge-neral rules for prepara
tion for shipment will apply to sheep
and bogs as well as to cattle. If it
happens that a load of ho s has to lie
kept overnight in the yards before
being sold lie sure to lied I hem well ,
as lack eif hcddini ; will cause as much
shrinkage us lack of feed.
In case you do nut have enough
stock of your own to ship In carluad
lots you can often go In with one or
more of your neighbors to make up a
load. Many of I ho farmers' co-oper.i-
tive companies make a practice of col
looting and slilppjui ; linns fur their
ineinlicrs. The rninpaiiy re'celve.- .
onnnurli coin nK.j < in tu pay for the
truuMc. and the t'.iriners receive bet-
t'M.xiii. . r\uT OF rim : vuAii e'lior.
tor prices than they otherwise would.
In many parts of the country a good
loe'al market can be obtained , though
usually local markets cannot afford to
buy high class animals. Selling to lo
cal buyers to advantage demands a
close study of market conditions.
Selling Horses.
Many farmers make the mistake1 of
marketing their horses too yening. It
rarely pays to sell a cult before It is
trained. A little time spent during
the winter in training a horse will add
considerably to Ids market vnlii" .
This training should begin oven befoie
the colt is weaneel , as be can be h-in-
dled more easily at that time' , lie
should be first taught to lead , then t
obey the word c.i'd rein and later in
pull , back and stand without tying.
As a finishing touch he should be
taught not to fear automobiles or cars.
After the colt Is two years old IK-
will do enouKh work to pay for his
keep. It will generally be most prollt-
able to keep him until he Is full grown
before selling him. The more llesb ; i
draft horse carries the better he will
sell. The Increased weight is worth at
least 2. cents a pound , and the fut
will cover many defects.
Tanning.
Johnny Don't they use bark to tan
hides with , pa ? Father-Yes , my son.
but if you nsk any more questions this
evening you'll tlnd that n slipper does
just as well.
A Mean Comment.
The Man She looks nice enough to
eat The Woman M-yea ; plain food
e ms to appeal to some people. Lon-
too lUvittattd Bits.
