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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17
Land once at Larned. Rams. Aug n 1859

Notice is hereby given that the foIlovs,.-
named settler has flied notice of HIS intcntion
TO make final proof In support of his claim
ana that said proof will be made before the
clerk of tho district court Of Barber count
Kansas, AT Medicine Lodge. Kansas on Oct
81 1855, VIZ: Louis Arnholz, . DIS 1876 for fhe
sAsw sec. y, set Sc I, sec 20, n e lnel
sec ~, township ~ range 49,
he names the following witnesses to rru-e
DIS continuous residence upon and cultivation
John Fralich. Peter Hoover, John Mari and
samuel Madden, all OF Medicine Lodge Ksns
1871 HENRY W. ScoTT. Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17

Land Office at wichita, hans, Sept. H. 1888
Notice is hereby given that the following
to make final proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk of the district court of Barber county
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas on Noycm,
Der 10, lSoS. viz: William Il. Lucas for the q !
sec IL. township 81. south of range 10 west
lie names the following witnesses to prove
of said land viz:
james Dilworth, T. J. Fox John A. Warren
ana James Fox, all Of HaZelton F. .. Barber
county, Kansas.
49, UrD.>y No. u..
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-17

Scientific Purposes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
THE HOME AND FARM
Making Wire Baaksts-IadooT Root Graft
lng-Hol Bed Work.
Detecting OleOmargeriuO-COrn and Cob
meaI-AbOut OniOns-MOney in Fruit
Growfng-Turkeys-FO for Ewes
-StraUberrtes-Housea and
Farm Notes.
maaing wire Banging Baskets.

A correspondent of Gardening says win
Ear evenings or spare days among gardeners
may be utilized in making hanging oask-
eta, among other things. The following
method is given for common hands: Wire
baskets for ferns and flowers are easily
made. We make all ours in bad weather,
in winter. Two sizes of wire are required;
one, to form the frame work OF the baskets,
is strong enough 20 bear considerable pres
sure when made into basket. A pair Of
pliers end q small cutting instru'
ment to cut the wires into lengths
are all the tools required. A basket
Is formed of three circular rings,
made of the strongest wire. The smallest
ring is placed at the bottom, the next size
IN the center of the basket and the largest
at the top. Our baskets are made OF dill
ferent sizes-some a foot or more in d.
ameter and some quite small, but they
are ali made on the same principle. The
three rings are all made first, and little
practice will soon enable any handy person
to make them neatly. A small ring OF a
lessersized wire is to form the center in the
bottom, and from this ring pieces of wire
Just long enough to reach round the sides
of the basket and fasten at the top are
passed at regular intervals OF two inches to
three inches all around the basket, until
the whole is bound neatly and strongly to-
gether. Four pieces of wire are then fast
ened in the top to hang it up by. The
whole is painted two coats, and when the
paint is dry the baskets may be lined with
moss and then filled with anything appro-
PIRATE; but We always cover the sides OF
the basket with hanging growth, 80 that
no part of them is seen. Tradescantias
Sedum carneum variegatum, Panicum va
riegatum, and one or two of the club
moses are used for filling in. Cissus dis.
color is an excellent plant for drsping 8
stove basket
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Which Horse and. NZar2

At this season hundreds, yes, thousands
OF farmers all over our land are laying
their plans and deciding what breed OF
patroniZe the coming year.
Some have their minds already m sde up,
while others are hating between two or
more opinions. Some will decide to use
certain breed because it is being doomed
and because his neighb0rs are using 1t.
Others will take different breed for the
same reason-they want to show their in
dependence. But the level-hesded prac-
teal breeder will lock carefully over the
different breeds and take the one possess
ing the most desirable characteristics, and
will also ASSURE himself that the character
istics are fixed in the breed and can be
transmitted TO the grade offspring, aud
will not be content with one simply be-
cause he is popular to-day. The horse that
can show the largest number of desirable
qualities is the horse that will win in the
long race, and will be the horse for the fu.
ture; and SO is the one to pin our faitA
to now.
Every horse should be bred for partic-
uIsr pupose. If for heavy work he shorld
be model of strength in every part. If
for carriage purposes his proportions
should be such as to propel him over me
ground with an easy, graceful m )giou; aud
he should not need pound OF surplus
flesh to cover defects in form, for every
ounce put on for that purpose is &etri.
ment TO him.
The writer of this has been familiar with
the different English breeds of horses for
many years, and he said when Geo E.
Brown & Co., Aurora. ILL.,, commenced the
introduction of the Cleveland Bay and
Shire something over a dozen years ago, it
would he only question of time when tn ~
would he recognized as the best tYpes for
their respective purposes, and to day they
stand without peer-the Cleveland Bay
for his grand style, commanding appear
ance and fitness for general purposes, as
well as for fancy matched carriage sud
coach teams; the Shres fo- their massive
proportions. great, hinty bone, strong mus
Gle and sinew; they ars not only heavy
enough for any purpose but have strength
of constitution, pluck end endurance, far
superior to any othe- breed, and this is
what has brought them to the Front and
these qualities insure them the Sad for all
time.
Cleveland Bays and Shires have the
strongest, clesnest Zone and soundest feet
of snv of the le1ge breeds, and have BE-
b nd them longer line of pure breed.3I
than any other.
That English breeders have shaS>
world the way, in scientific breed' Il
every class OF domestic animals. ngs
by the fact that all ths world , IS prove
procure Foundation stock o. Jes there
but particularly il hpgT every clas
breed OF improved hoy 3 every know
English stock as its y SO traces back
dndation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Turkeys ana Turkey Raising.

Mrs. Macksy in the Journal of Agricultural
IS the impression seems to prevail, to
some extent at least, that turkeys are
troublesome and expensive fowls, and as
my customers are asking questions con-
corning my opinion of them. l have con-
cluded, with your permission, to answer
some objections and inquiries through the
Journal. 1t has been said that q turkey
will consume or destroy as much as hog.
No greater mistake has been made. know
lust how much my turkeys use after Feb
ruary 1, because at that time pen them
and feed. Fifteen hens and a gobbler will
not consume more than three or four hogs
would. In fact, If you will put them
where they can have plenty OF grass, they
eat very little grain. Give a turkey, during
laying season, plenty of grass, water, lime
and gravel and she needs little else The
craze for large turkeys has induced many
breeders to Iniure their focks for the pur-
pose they are intended, viz, laying and
breeding. In order to meet the demand for
heavy weights they overfeed, putting on
a surplus Of fat, which really is a dlsad-
vantage as a breeder. Now, if breeders
would Just try to increase the bone so as to
have q turkey that could be made to weigh
a great number of pounds when fattened,
and fatien to excess only wheE to be used
on the table or in market, believe there
would not be so much complaint of
SICILY young turkeys. A bronze COB
bier Of Nav hatch may be made to
weigh from twenty five to twenty-seven
pounds in January, but for breeding
purpose l would prefer he would weigh
only about twenty pounds. The young
turkeys will be stronger aud more health
full, besides the eggs are more apt to be
well fertilized. OF course where turkeys
are intended for market, the fatter the
better. Now, the idea that turkeys are
harder to raise than chickens is mistaken
one. In proportion TO the number hatcAed,
l raise more turkeys than chicks. II the
turkeys are we'll taken care of the first ten
weeks of their lives, they are, as rule, out
of dsnger. Give them milk cured with
lettuce and onion tops, chopped very
finely, with all the milk they will drink,
until they are two weeks old. Then find
wheat mixed with their food very good.
After my Turkeys are two months old let
them take care of themselves, only being
sure that they roost where nothing can
catch them. They must be kept dry
while they are feathering. Do not allow
them out IN the dew or after rain il enough
to wet the grass. am asked when is the
rusry, and would not make it later than
March. By all means put a thoroughbred
gobbler with your flock. 1t wilt pay.
W. uld change blood every year, as inbrsed-
ing ls detrimental TO turkeys as we'll as
other fowls. In getting turkeys by pairs
insist that the breeder furnish hen and
gobbler no kin. Nearly If not all breed
ers keep several strains.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Corn and Cob Meal.
Philadelphia Record.

In his experiments In feeding cattle at
the Kansas College farm Prof. Shelton
says: "a considerable general experience
In the use OF corn and cob meal as feed for
q herd of sixty-odd head of neat cattle has
greatly strengthened, not only the writer,
but those having the practical manage
ment OF the herd, in the conviction of the
superior value of corn and cob meal, The
corn and cob meal was, apparently at
least, better digested than was clear corn
alone when used; ii was eaten certainly
with as great relish; the cattle were off
their feed less often; while cases of diar.
rhGa caused by over-feeding-all too COM
mon when corn-meal was used-were prac-
teally unknown when the grain feed was
the ground ear corn"
Brooklyn horse car company feeding
over 1000 horses gives its methods, which
1t claims to be the best in a long exper-
rlence with feeding horses: THE regular
meals OF the horse consist OF corn and oats
in winter one part of the oats to four of
corn, and in summer equal parts of each
This feed is bought in the grain and
ground on the premises. The average con-
sumption by each animal is fifteen pounds
OF meal and nine pounds of hay a day"
The hay lie prepared in cutting box and
mixed with the meal, which is moistened
30 as to stick to the hay, and thus fed to-
gether. With such feeding the company
reports that 1t has not had q case of collie
among its 400 horses in year or more,
and that they thrive and otherwise do bet.
ter on this ration than upon any other il
has tried. The danger of feesing horses
meal alone Is well known to experienced
feeders. Thus fed 1t cakes in plastic
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Indoor Root Grating.


Preparations for root grating in winter
should be made beforehand, by securing
cions and stocks. The stocks, usually
1-yeer.old seedlings for apples, should be
taken up, tied in bundles of twenty or fifty
for convenience in counting, and heeled-in
in q cellar, or place where they will not
freeze. In large nurseries root grating is
done very rapidly by division of labor.
One hand prepares the stocks, another iu-
serts the cion, still another wakes it in.
Where there are several varieties il is we'll to
work upon one 81 time, to avoid the dan
ger Of mixing. In some cases machines to
cut and tit stock and cion are employed, and
soft cotton Irvine, prepared by Running il
through mellow grating wax and loosely
Keeling ii on a reel, is preferred to strips of
waxed cloth. As the CRAFTS are completed,
they are set in shallow boxes with soil uu-
der and between them, labeled aud stored
in cellar, where they must be looked to,
especially as spring approaches, and il get
thug too dry, sparingly watered. II a
recent settler wishes to plant an orchard,
and can not well spare the money to buy
the trees, he can buy root gratis at very small
outlay. Most OF the Western nurseries
make speciality of root gratis. One who
buys lot OF root gratis had better bed
them the first year, i. e., dibble them in,
In bed of good soil foot apart or less.
/. Thus placed they can be cared for on
ss<sN area. The gratis should De diboled
In With great care, the soil being firmly
packed against the root, and the TOP bud
of the cion Just above the surface. Having
the plants all together in this way, they
can be kept free of weeds. IL. more than
one bud starts from the cion rem owe all
but the strongest.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Something About Onions.
Farm and Home

4 meeting of the Boston Market Garden
ers' Association was held in the rooms of
the Fruit and Produce Exchange recently,
President w. W. Rawson in the chair.
After the regular business w. II. Derby,
OF Revere, read an essay on "0f Onions and
Their Culture" He said that good seed
was very essential to good crop. To grow
good seed the best onions must be selected
and kept over winter Ia q cool place, with
the tops left of, and in the spring set them
out in rows, six inches apart in the row.
One barrel OF onions will grow ten pounds
OF seed. The seed will be fl for cutting in
September. May 10 is late enough in this
vicinity to be sure of good crop, and three
and half pounds of seed are enough for
an acre, leaving out every sixth row for
celery. Onions do best on heavy land.
Always change after two years on the same
piece, and you generally avoid magyots by
so doing. He has grown 1000 bushels per
acre, but 700 bushels is a good average.
Mr.. Derby said he put on good coat of
manure in the fall and did not think any
fertilizer necessary, and had not seen any
good results from their use. He believed
that the fly in onions caused the lice.
Mr.. Tspley said he had q field where one
half had been planted to onions for a num-
Der OF years and the other half had not
an q the half where the onions had been
before blighted, while the other half did
not. Mr.. Teele, of Acton, said he had the
opposite experience.
Mr.. Kirby asked If potash in some form
was not considered good tor onions. Mr..
Derby said he had never used it, and did
not consider it necessary with a large
quantity OF manure, and he wished to hear
from the president, who was large onion
grower.
Mr.. Rawson said he usually planted
about i've acres of onions, and, as his land
was very old land, he changed around
every other year and had not been troubl-
ed with maggots. He used set onions In
preference to seed, because he was surer of
crop, and the crop was off the lend three
weeks earlier than If he so we'd seed. Then
the land could be used for the celery crop,
which he considered worth considerable.
he did not think any fertilizer necessary
with an application of twenty i've cords OF
stable manure per acre for the onion crop,
but, for the crop to follow, sometimes an
application OF half ton of good fertilizer
per acre would be beneficial.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Money in Fruit Growing.

Correspondence Chico Call Enterprise
see in your paper the editor of the
Oroville Register wants to know "What
are the most profitable fruits' to grow?
Now, In my mind, the question Is yery
easily answered. For instance. a man
OF small means and small hoIilnys
wants to embark in the fruit Industry.
reaches will grow on any OF our
valley soil that is over three feet TO
gravel or hardpan; will bear some fruit 10
the second year on the first years
grC wing from one-year-old trees set. The
second years growth will bear the third
yesr from one to ten boxes land often
do bic that to the tree. The fourth year
viii average over 800 pounds green or about
sevsnty-fve pounds to the tree of dried
fruit. After the fourth year and up to
The tenth, or even the twentieth, 100
pounds Of dried .sches is a very low
estimate.
Twenty feet ten inches each way allows
100 trees to the acre.
Dried peaches have never sold for less
than &c, and this year as high IS 2Sc for
pealed peaches
To peel peaches prepare a box with q
Eheetiron bottom and wooden sides, set
over IA sort of furnace made OF brick or
stone and mortar, 30 as TO keep q fire I'M.
der 1t to keep the water hot, first adding
I've or ashes; then dip the peaches in this
hot water so the peeling will slip (the
exsct time can soon be ascertained by O
little prscticsb then dip into cold water,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22

ashes and superphosphate is a special fer
tilizer for strawberries. Hen manure In q
fine condition may also be used, a1d
should be scattered over the plants In time
to be washed down by the rains.
Sweet potatoes are grown in sufficient
quantity to be reported in twenty-one
States, the highest average yield being that
of Flortds, 120 bushels; Nebraska, Curl
ously enough, following with 1l7.6 bush
els, though the latter State probably pro-
duces not one-tenth the total amount that
Florida does. The lowest yield is that of
Kentucky, So bushels; the next highest is
reported from Ohio and Illinois, So BUSH
els.
A subscriber writes that now is the time
to hatch the early chicks. If the hen be
provided with good warm box, and the
heads of the chicks CREASED, to prevent
lice, the chicks can be raised in the coolest
weather. They should be fed four times a
day on warm meal mixed with water and
milk, with an occasional egg added. When
feathered give the chicks cracked corn aud
wheat. During clear, dry weather the
chicks may run in the yard.
Cspons bring the highest price in April
and May. In order TO sell well they
should be large, compact and very fat.
They are always sold alive il they can be
shipped to market conveniently, but
dressed capons are also in demand when
the dealer is known to be reliable, as
dressed cockerels of the pes-comb breeds
can sometimes be sold as slipped capons
Capons can be made to hover chicks and
care for.them, W hich service they seen to
prefer, and do not leave the chicks until
they are half-grown.-Mirror.
All who have cultivated strawberries
must have noticed how inconvenlent il is
to have the runners extended in all direc-
tions. Sometimes they run from one row
to another where they are torn up by the
cultivator, and sometimes two plants send
their runners toward each other, making
some parts of the row too thick aud leav-
ing others vacant. All this may be avoided
by setting the plants in such a position
that they will run IN given direction. 1t
was discovered years ago that the straw
berry plant sends out runners In but one
direction, and from one side, and that is
the side opposite the old runner that pro-
duces it. IL the side of the plant from
which the main runner was cut is toward
the north, that plant will run to the south.
Southern Farm.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22

rubbing the peeling of by hand. One ton
to the hand is considered days work.
Blackberries are another fruit that gives
early and large returns, but must have
very rich, moist place. or made so arti p
ficially, to produce satisfactorily; they also
bear some the sacond year on canes of the
first years growth; the third year they are
nearly In full bearing. have an expert
mental plot of blacKberries set eight feet
each way. $50 hills to the acre, of early
Wilson, Dorchester and Lswton, that have
produced as high as 80 to IS pounns per
hill. Now at p pounds per hill $50 times
IL, 900 pounds at &c. worth $3.50; allowing
one half for picking leaves $40. Enough
roots to plant al acre of berries can be
bought for Sl2 or SIS. Peach trees can be
bought from II &c to zoe each. l would
advise the planting of the large yellow
freestones that ripen in August. They
make the highest priced dried fruit, and
then the sun is the best and cheapest evap.
orator We have found.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Notice to Heirs. Creditors, Etc.

In the matter OF the estate of Jacob Scott. de-
ceased, in the Marion Circuit Court, Febru-
airy Term 1855
Notice is hereby given that William H. 81
Sharpe and William A. Scott, as Administrations
o. the estate OF Jacob Scott deceased, have
presented and fled their acc 0unt and
vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and
that the same will come up for examination
and action OF said Circuit Court on the LIST daV
OF March, lssS at which time all heirs. creditors
in said Court and show cause, If any there De-
why said account and vouchers should not be
approved. And the heirs of said estate are also
hereby II quired at the time and place aforesaid
to appear and make proof of their heirshiD
". II. III SHARPE
WIN. 4 SCOTT,
Administrators.
AYREs, BROWN & HARVEY, Attorneys.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Notice to Heirs, Creditors, Etc,

deceased. In the Marion Circuit Court, Febru-
airy term, 1855
Notice Is hereby given that Annie,R. Heller as
Administrative of the estate of James L. Heller,
deceased, has presented and fled her al. cunt and
vouchers in final settlement OF said estate, aud
that the same will come up for for examination
and action OF said Circuit Court on the 5th day
of March. lSSS, at which time all heirs,
creditors legates of said estate are required 20
appear in said Court and show cause, IL any
there be, why said account and vouchers
should not be approved. And the heirs of
said estate are also hereby required at the time
and Ilace aforesaid, to appear and make proof
of their heirship.
ANNIE r. HELLER,
Administering.
CLAYPoOL & KETCHAM, Attorneys.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Notice to Heirs, Creditors, Etc.

IN the matter OF the estate OF Margaret NJ Kell-
her, deceased. In the Marion Circuit Court,
February Term, 1883.
Notice is hereby gwen that John kelieher, as
administrator OF the estate OF Margaret n.
Kelleher, deceased, has presented and
fled his account and vouchers in nnal settle-
ment OF said estate, and that the same VIII
come up for examination and action Of said
Circuit Court on the 9th day oi Febru-
airy, 1858, at which time all heirs,
creditors or legatees OF said estate
are required to appear IN SAID Court
and shew cause, If any there be, why said ac-
count and vouchers should not be approved.
And the heirs of said estate are also hereby
required, at thetimeI and place aforesaid, to Ap-
pear and make proof OF their heirship.
JOHN KELLEHER.
Administratix.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22
Burning Strawberry Beds
Prairie Farmer.l


c. w Colby, Montgomery county, ILL
nols, writes: Last spring my strawb cry
bed became foul with timothy, from seed
that was in the straw of last winters
mulch. Had no time for hoeing, and it
was so dryI thought it would kill the
plants to do so, so took my scythe and cut
the grass and leaves of the berries close to
the ground. This was Immediately after
berry picking. In few days set it on fire,
got clean burn, which effectually killed
everything but the berry plants. Did not
get water enough to wet the plants an inch
deep until the middle Of August, when we
got good rain, then took my one.horse
plough and threw a light f9EroB &c the
edges Of the rows, and then narrowed
tIcTougbly. That was all the cultivation,
except pulling an occasional weed which
started in the fall. The bed made rapid
growth in tine fall, so l have covered as
Dice bed of plants as 1 ever had, and with
less labor.