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SFRirG SEEDS
Tour lawn sliould have a iresooding of onr Stand
ard Grass Seed and Fertilizer to insure a perfect
green lawn for the entire season. Ask for, Catalog.
, Stewart's Seed Store
119 North Sixteenth Street.
Phone Douglas 977. ' Opposite Posioffice.
Two-Year Apple, 5c
(Thl week' at the nursery only) Conrtord Grapes, COc dozen.
Other fruit treea low. Large iitock oC shad tree oa leased
ground, must be sold. Complete line of ornamental trees,
shrubs and roees fresh dug. Try us first. ,
Kunwry and Haleagronnd el st and IUeg Ht. ;
- BeuNon-Omnha SaliwKronnd. 21th axul Oumlntf, -
Opposite fire barn. v
Benson-Omaha Nurseries .
BENSON, NEB.
' riione IteMon b3i.
P. J. FLY Proprietor
Advantage of Artificial Over Natural IlrooUiig Methods.
Before the development of modern hovers and devices - for
brooding, the hen -wm the sole dependence of the pounltry raiser
for mothering the young chicks. As ben becomes broody only
when she wishes, and that wish usually strikes her after she had
laid out her batch of eggs in tho late spring, It would mean thai
chicks could be brooded only late tn the spring If we depended
solely on her- Hence, because he could not select the time when
he would brood his chlclls, the poultry radser in other days had .
to allow the hen to control his business. It meant In .some un
favorable seasons his hens brooded-his chicks so late that tho
young pullets did not finish in time to give any fall and winter
eggs; the times of the year when eggs are highest and most profits
re made in the poultry business. Am each hen could care for
ixnly a limited number ef chicks, the poultrymaa who depended,
on .hens to do his brooding was of necessity limited in the number
of toons he carried. He was put to a heavy expense feeding these
hens ohlle tbey brooded the future flock, when these im hens
'should .have been laying eggs and making a profit for him. It
meant anions in feed tor the bene as well as eggs that they should
lay on xhkrh the owner could make a profit. It meant, 'too, a
loss on the money he had invested In the hens that were earning
no profit and not laying egea to eveu pay for their keep. Hens
often take a dislike to some of their own chicks, and fight them
off, either killing them or driving them away until these unfor
tunate chicku dwindle and die, or grow into poorly developed
' fowls hardly .worth their foed'if kept in the flock. The hens often
trample their chicks to death. Heavy losoes always followed for
these reason where hens were used to do the brooding.
Hons Mote Care Than Brooders
Hens demanded more care than modern sanitary hovers and
brooders, as tUt-y broke eggs whilo hatching, befouled their on
neHts, thus damaging the hatch aud requiring careful watching
and attention by their owner. They had to be watched after
their chicks were off or else they would wander and drag their
frail offspring to death through, dewy weeds When a storm of
rain fend wind came up the perverse hen usually selected some un
covered spot to spread her kings and hover her brood, resulting '
In drowned chicks. At least they were badly bedraggled and
Vhllled. and many of them gave up the unequal struggle. AJ1
these losses of the hen's feed, eggs, chicks and the owner's valua
ble time dlHcouraged the raiser who depended on the undepend
able hen to raise and brood his chicks.
Hut his greatet discouragement came through the loss of chicks
from hen raising, beoauae of lice and mites. The hen almost with
out fall , gave hfer babies lice. Then tbey must be greatted or
dusted- If not noticed early the loss was so heavy as to oftea
kill of thob'e not taken by earlier troubles. This treating for lice,
etc., again required more valuably time that the owner should be
using to produce and raise more hicks and get more profits.
The first great advantage of hovers and brooders Is that they
will work any time. The winter is the same as the nice warm
Kpring to them. 7Thus the poultry raiser can select his own season
and control his brooding so as to get his flock out in time to pro
duce eggs when be wants tbem. Development of modern brood
ing devices so that they care for from one hundred to five hun
dred chicks means that the modern poultryman can raise poultry
in thouH&nds instead of flocks of a few docens at the mont, as he
formerly had to do when hens were his dependence. The hover
and brooders built by reliable concerns run uniformly and? being
machines, do tbelr work In a mechanical manner. Just as their
owner wants them to do. They stay where they are put, and are
not missing when a rain comes up, or engaged in the dewy morn
ings in dragging their tender occupants to death through the wet
grans. When they are not in use they can be stored away. They
are clean nd sanitary, and those of the best makers are simple,
easily cared for and very dependable under all conditions-
Terbaps the bent proof of the superiority of hovers and brood
ers ever the hen may be found in the fact that before these were
developed there were practically no large farms devoted entirely
to poultry raising. Today they dot every state and are especially
' numerous In the east, where eggs bring the best prices. Also,
there are today no large farms that do not rely on artificial brood
ing for raising their chicks. One farm in New Jersey the last
year brooded over forty thousand chirks, all by artificial method,
in flocks of from one hundred to seven hundred. One farm on
Long Island brooded over fifty thousand ducklings, all by arti
ficial methods of brooding- ;
Artificial brooding devices do not harbor lice and mites to In
flict on tbelr chicks. Should other fowls get among the chicks
and scatter lice and mites, the brooding device can quickly be dit-
EVERYMAN'S GARDEN
Putting the Home Grounds Into Shape for the Summer.
From the Country Gentleman.
Work ln:-the vegetable garden and with small fruits will
occupy roost of this month, but a number, of other important
Jobs can be fitted in between , times. These include various
, little tasks of the spring outdoor bousecleaning, such asYUing
up the lawn, putting the roads and paths into shape, trimming
up the hedges, and so on, according to the particular require
ments of the individual place. Not infrequently' there are
lawns or hedges or paths or some other features to be remade.
Often the appearance of the grounds can be improved a
' hundred per cent by. moving a few shrubs or trees, changing
the position of a path or drive, or adding a hedge, any one of
which may be done with comparatively little work and expense.
Sometimes trimming and cleaning and pruning will make
a place that has appeared quite neglected look as well as could
be desired. But Instead of going at the thing piecemeal, is
usually doner a better plan is to start at one side or in oni
corner of the grounds and do everything clean as you proceed.
Don't overlook tire little things. Spading up the soil round
an Individual shrub in a neat circle, for instance, takes only a
few minutes, but adds greatly to the well-kept appearance of
s place. When things are not exactly as you would have them,
the new work should receive first attention, because the sooner
it is done the greater is the chance of success;
One of the first problems for the beginner In landscapln
is how to lay out any proposed change that he wants to maki.
It is cjulte likely to involve the construction of a curve, a rec
tangle or a grade. A poorly constructed curve will spoil tho
looks of any job. But you can easily get it true and of plea-'
ing form by the following simple method Oet a piece of small
manila rope or heavy twine and a supply of 'short, pointed
stakes, preferably of even size and length. Mark the ends of
Hhe proposed curve and two or three points between, and put
in stakes. Go along the line again, putting stakes where you
Judge the curve should come, and then true the line until the
position seems about right- Set your rope round the outside
of the curve and this will bring out more clearly any. imper
fections. , The rest of the Job will depend upon-the person
using the edger. v ' . ;
(Continued Next Sunday)
Buy Reliable Nursery StockVhyTake Chances on the Quality?
You get quality and aaXlsfaction when you plant our stock and get it at the right price. We
guarantee everything to be true to name and refurnish any stock tba dtes during the first year,
free of charge. HE 8URH TO SKK IS TlErX)IUfi YOU PURCHASE. ,
Our Omaha sales yard will be opened early next week, corner, of 20th and Farnam Sts.
Complete line of stock behind that large Cusaok Co. 's bill board. . The sales yard office is at
the east end and behind the boards, entrance is plainly marked. , ,
Htop end Look Things Over Competent Men In Charge. Corner of UOth and Farnam.
MENERAY-OMAHA NURSERY COMPANY
3101-8147. Ave. A. Phone 872.
. Couucll Bluffs, Iowa.
43Stte Bank Bltfg.' Phone Tyler 1194.
Omaha, Neb.
Wire and Iron Fences and Gates for Lawn, Garden and Poul
try Yards. Trellises for vines and roses. Grape Arbors. Flower Borders
Clothes Posts
Iron and Wire
Window Gluards
Screen ltoor J munis
Send for Catalogue
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Wire' Arches
Summer Houses
Chairs and Settees
Tree and Flower Guards
. Lawn Vases
Ckl AMPION IRON V WIRE WORKS. 15th and Jackion. Tel. Doug. 1593
LILY OF THE 'VALLEY PLANTS
12 for GOc 2G for J31.00 I'repaiti.
Wm pooltively bloom anywbrr in the United SUM li wtwki sftr planting
wnM aowtf tlitt rat. Hrr ilaol iurntd to blown. Will repjac
Ulkl lail. 11 PIUIM lor OW - Wl n cuinn mvbmmu.
Th
ace any
t7T?P,fT Tnr wternlllnt VloleW with evh l.u ortlrrp,TJpp
. X l r.l i win bloom In your yard now. Unlera fillt'd proiuptly.
BEN. S. WCSTHEIMOt. 1 33 SOUTH THIRD STREET. ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Infected and cleantoa.
as they are inanimate,
and will stand strong
remedies, while a hen
will not. But lice anil
tnttes are practically un
known where artificial
v.i.kl.. n i4 hrnn.llnir f
are practiced This means a saving of chicks as well as time. Naturally, in Uevoloping any appli
ance or method so revolutionary as artificial brooding the first attempts were rather frude and cum
bersome Many impractical devices were usd. Kven today neW devles are appearing every year.
Some of these will stand the test ct practical use while others will fall by the wayside. Before pur
chasing very heavily of any new device the rule of common sense should be brought to bear on thj
principles Involved in the new Idea.
The successful brooding devices most widely u,ed today cover a few well-defined principles, those
Uhat should be followed to raise not only the largest number of chicks, but the most rugged and
halthy ones- A warm even temperature tadiated down on the backs of the chicks in a uniform man
ner all the time is perhaps the first and foremoat positive rule in brooding chhVs. Too much neat
is harmful and ao as too little. The same may be said of an uneven heat, nom warm enough and then
too little or too much heat. From 85 degrees to even as much as 95 degrees in young chicks is gen
erally considered as Ideal. . , ,
Fresh pure air to breathe is of vital" importance and must be obtained at all times both day and
night- The fresh air Is generally allowed to reach the chicka through strips or curtains of musllu.
thus evenly distributing It and preventing drafts. Drafts are to be avoided with chicks Just the
same as with people and for the same reason, as they bring oa colds and similar eom plaints. This
air to breathe should be' slightly farm, but not overheated. Fumes or gases from the heating device
should not escape under the hover where the chicks must stay when they wsnt wsrmth.
If You Are Making a New
Lawn Use
Trans-Mississippi
Lawn Mixture
If your old one needs re
pairing let our service
department advise you.
The Nebraska Seed Co.
Douglas 1261
1613 Howard Street
THE
EASIEST
WAY
-Sir -
Mt wUn It
It Uao tlM molt f-
fectlT vmjr, and wba thlnu hire to
to don, u In kMpIng cblckmi na
from mnnlii snl raventtachlr minor
dlwrdara from brooming pldmlc or
Tlrultat.
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Lm'i Lie Killer ni Ccmosan r
Mwntllu niccm with ottltrr." TlM
furrow U tmplr ipnrcd or ptlnlrd on
rooau ut kill all lancta (Inn aa
wU M tlx lie on tho bodlei ef tko
cblckra rooallng vnr It. aralor log
mltca. etr. No baodllng. duatlng, dip
ping or groaalng. Ormooio la givoa
In tba drinking water. It partflao tba
watar and reaaala. It praranta conta
gion from ona to tho ottaara. It ooun
toraeta nuatr or apoilad food. It pro.
vaota and twllavn bowel trouble. It II
a roady remedy lor ronp. coldi, rw.lltd
bead, canker or akin dteeaae.
Conveniently obtainable at Boat every
elty or towa.
Get our tree Poultry Bonk.
CEO. I. LEE CO., Mir. Oaikt, Nti.
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Cyclone Sanitary
Lawn Fence
is the highest rrade fence on
the market heavier, . strong
er and closer nppced than any
other. Complete, erected on
wood post, lib cents per lineal
foot and up. -
We carry a full line of wire
and Iron fences and nates,
trellises for roses and vines,
flower 'bed borders, fence
stays, corbo steel posts for
field fencing;. Coma in and
see the line and act our low
prices. Send for catalogue.
ANCHOR FENCE CO.
tor ir. iTtk st.
Xon ed 114.. ,
J. Westrom Nursery G?
Thert are reason? why so many people buy their
Nursery Stock of us. Quality and service are tnv
most essential in buying your stock. "We give you
both. Prices the lowcpt.
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Down Town Location: I
20th and Harney Streets
Back at My Old Location
1519 Howard Street .
"With the finest stock of Nursery Goods I have ever
, 1 handled. .
Frank , R. Martin
"The Original Omaha Nursery"
Phone Doug. 3549. 1519 Howard St.
NOW-IS THE TIME
TO PLAN YOUR
ack Yard Garden
This page will tell
you how to do it
and where" to buy
Seeds, Shrubbery, Etc.