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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Feed for Work Horses.

AS a rule, in the corn belt of the coun-
try, too much Of that grain is fed to
farm animals Of all kinds. y
An excellent system of feeding for
horses at the beginning of blowing time
and through the working season would
be as follows: Feed oats in the morning,
cut feed at noon time, and oats again at
night. This with hay and a bran mash
twice a week will keep the horses strong
for work. Those who have tried it earn
estly recommend roots to be mixed With
cut feed for horses. Carrots and meal,
o. rutabagas and meal, make an excel
lent occasional horse feed. In this coun-
try generally we do not feed animals on
the root crops as much as we should do.
They afford variety, and animals want
variety in food as we'll as man. One
reason why root crops for stock feed are
not cultivated here more is the high price
Of labor. Neither the farmer nor the
farmers hired man likes tt break his
back over carrots. r%utabagas or mangel
wurzels, no matter how excellent they
rna be for horses and cows.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Peas for HOES.

When peas are grown for f~attening
swine the crop should be ripe before they
are turned in. The probable yield of
peas on good land will be twenty-five
bushels per acre; if a portion of the land
in peas is fenced off and fed down as soon
as the pods are well formed and before
all the blossoms are withered this will
half fatten the pigs, so that five bushels
flor each will be sufficient to finish them
if they weigh nearly two hundred pounds
each. Thus one acre will finish five
and an acre Of the green peas will
prepare ten for ~fattening, as the whole
of the plants (stalks and fruit) will be
eaten. The best variety is the Canada
gray, which has smaller vines than the
marrowfat. When sown alone two BUSH
els of peas per acre are usually sown. It
is best to cover the seed with a common
c%ultivator, as an ordinary harrow does
not cover them well, and good covering
is necessary to get a good stand. The
seed costs in New York about $1.25 per
bushel. Scotch seed. which is very good,
costs a little more. This is in the open
market; selected seeds cost somewhat
more in the seed stores.-Rural New
Yorker - '" ( - E..'~.f'.t57 81" :
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
DocToRlNG COLTS.
Lard as q Laxative Both for Full Grown
Horses and for Foals.

Lard as a Laxative Both for Full Grown
Horses and for Foals.
The state of the bowels of foals de-
mands particular attention. Constipa-
ton sometimes ~intervenes a day or two
after they are foaled, and, if neglected,
may assume such an obstinate character
as to defy all remedies. A little care,
and the administration Of a clyster in
due time, will almost always prove ef-
fectual. As foals increase in age SINH
lar caution is necessary. A kind of con
stitutional constipation will sometimes
show itself, which may generally be re-
lieved by regulating the diet of the
mother, giving her a plentiful supply of
bran mashes with linseed, and such sue
culent food as the season affords. More
benefit is to be derived from the judi
cious change Of food than is generally
supposed, or, at all events, acted upon.
AS the most safe, effectua! and conven-
lent laxative that can possibly be given
to horses Of all ages and of all classes
lard bears the preference when a rene
dy more active than a change of food is
required. It should therefore always be
kept in readiness in every establishment
Of horses, and although that is very good
which is preserved in the ordinary way
for household purposes where there are
a number Of horses kept it is desirable
to have a quantity prepared for the ex-
elusive use of the stable department &C.
cording to the following directions: .
"Take any quantity from the leaf of a
pig; cut it into small pieces: put it into
a vessel over the fire, and as it melts
pour it off. To every pound of the lard
add, while in a liquid state, camphor, in
powder, two drachms. Stir it well, and
run it into bladders Or jars to preserve
it from the air; keep in a cool place,
Thus prepared it will be good for two
years."
From half a pound to a pound may be
given to a full grown horse, wheneve,
such remedy may be necessary; and il
may also be given to foals with safety al
any age, regulating the quantity accord
ing to circumstances and the strength Of
the animal. Being kept in a cool place
it may be cut out in form and size of
ball, wrapped in paper in the usual way
Live Stock Record.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
How Sheen Eat Hav.

The sheep is a more dainty feeder than
any other farm animal, and if fed whole
hay will inevitably get some of it soiled
and leave it uneaten. In some expert
ments by Professor E. w. Stewart he
found that by feeding twenty-five medi-
UNI Merino sheep fifty pounds of early cut
timothy hay they left twelve pounds un'
eaten. When the allowance was in
creased to seventy-ive pounds they left
fifteen pounds uneaten. When the hay
was cut to three-eighths of an inch in
length there was scarcely any waste, and
this ,as found equal to s~eventy-fve
pounds of long hay. There was IN equal
gain in cutting fodder corn, though at
best this food is not so we'll adapted to
sheep al is hay, as considerable por-
zion Of the coarser part will remain un-
eaten.-Field and Farm.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
A Fence Fraud.

Look out for the barbed wire fence
fraud. He is a dangerous man to trife
with. He calls on a farmer and proposes
to put up an eight wire fence at eight
cents per foot. This is apparently SO
cheap that the farmer usually signs the
contract. Then when the bill ome in,
which it does promptly, the deluded
farmer sees that he has agreed to pay
eight cents per foot for each particular
wire instead Of that amount for the en-
tire eight. When the scheme works
right and the premises are all fenced in
the farmer has to surrender his farm in
part payment and give his note for the
balance. Farmers will do we'll to be on
their guard against these fellows and
show them the gate as soon as possible.
journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Bad for Cattle Shippers.

This is proving q gloomy season for
cattle shippers. They find themselves
caught between the upper and neither
milestone, as it were, and many of them
are slowly but surely being ground to
powder. Shipments are heavier now
than were ever known before, and last
week from the various Atlantic ports
fully 10000 head, alive and dead, were
shipped abroad. It was estimated by a
heavy shipper from this port that last
weeks shipments represented a loss Of
$3.50, 900 in cash to the shippers.
The cause of it all is a "slump" in the
London, Glasgow and Liverpool mar
kets, and a corresponding rise on this
side of the Atlantic. As compared with
n year ago there has been a fall of rs
cents per 100 pounds in beef abroad, and
a rise of 1 and II cents a pound in this
country. At one time the quotation in
the Liverpool market was 6 cents a
pound and this side u cents.
In the face of this tremendous differ
ence the unhappy shippers find them
selves compelled to continue sending
cattle abroad for the reason that they
had engaged all the freight room they
could secure up to Aug. 1 at $50 a head.
Thus, if they do not ship they will lose
about $50 a head, and if they do ship
they will lose nearly as much. It is q
serious condition of affairs, and, unless
a compromise can be effected with the
steamers, many Of the small shippers
will go to the wall soon. Some of the
big men like T. G. Eastman and Meyer
Goldsmith, Of this city, and Nelson Nor
ris, of Chicago, having plenty of money,
will be able to stand their losses. but
not so with those of limited capital.
To add to their misery they know
that every head of cattle shipped to the
United Kingdom only makes matters
worse owe there by stocking up the
market. A year ago there were big
profits in the business, and everybody
rushed in and engaged freight ahead on
every steamer, first class or tramp, that
had freight room to sell. They never
dreamed of the fall across the water.
and now they are besieging the steam
ship companies to w them by cancel
ing their contracts.-New York Sun.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Points of Interest.

There is a FLY at Highlands farm,
near Lexington, that always expects a
chew of tobacco when she is rubbed
down by her groom. If she does not get
it she will Immediately attempt to insti-
tute a search through his pockets for the
weed-Field and Farm.
On the great cattle ranges throughout
the west cows and heifers are in many
cases being prepared for the beef market
along with the steers. The herds are
being reduced, because cattle ranching
has been so Improbable of late. But
the raising Of ranch cattle will be sue
ceeded by the raising Of cattle in smaller
herds by farmers all along the line Of the
old ranches. Thus the industry will
still be moderately and steadily profit
able. j. .9"' : ~ i.>a''-' ~;3t
A lady at Alfalfa, Colo, says she made
500 per cent. profit on her bees the second
year she owned them. She believes
there ismore money in bees than in COWS,
horses, hogs OF poultry. ...
q It is possible in a few years to breed
decidedly improved layers among hens.
The way to do it is to feed plentifully
and then watch your flock to see which
hens increase their laying qualities and
which merely increase fat. Weed out
the fat hens and market them. Breed
from the eggs produced by the best
layers and continue separating the fat
hens from the layers. In this way you
can produce breed Of extra good layers.
But remember, meantime, that it will
always be at the expense Of the table
qualities. s&e a
The month of May witnessed the an
omaly Of beef a cent a pound higher in
New York than in Liverpool.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Points of Interest.

The cattle interests Of Montana are
something immense. This years ship
ments will reach 100, 900 head. It is an
increase of 10000 over last year.
At last day seems breaking for the
beef cattlemen. Those who did not get
caught by engaging their cattle q season
ahead for export are realizing living
prices once more. u
Cattlemen ire preparing to bull the
market.
Jersey cows do well in the south
Give all your animals variety in their
feed. This is essential to the best re-
suits. $s
An outbreak Of venereal disease among
mares and stations is reported in some
quarters. It is contagious, and breeders
sholld look out.
Where alfalfa will grow it seems sent
directly down by Providence for the
pigs to eat. In good season In the south
west four crops a year can be harvested.
It produces pork Of fine quality. Some
grain, however, should be fed along
with it.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Milk for Hens.

A neighbor of ours, whose hens. to our
evaporation, kept laying on when eggs
were forty-ive cents per dozen, while
ours persistently laid off during the same
season, on being questioned, revealed the
fact that her, hens had a pailful Of
skinned, (perhaps clabbered) milk each
day, and no other drink. On comparing
notes we each found that our fowls were
almost exactly alike, with this difference
"a difference that had put many a dol
lar to the credit side of his ledger, while
our own was left blank during the same
period. This thing had been going on
for years, with the same results always
infavorof milk diet.-Texas Stock Jour
nal $50 Ssg'4E r. ar d E. L - Z
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
LATE LIVE STOCK LORE.
CATTLEMENS BUREAU OF lNFOR-
NATION AND STATISTICS.

A Beef Raisers' Bureau-Such a Bureau
Will Keep Them, Constantly Informed
of the Supply of and Demand for Cat
tie, and Prevent Disastrous Losses.
The last interstate convention Of cat
tlemen recommended unanimously the
establishment Of a bureau of statistics
and information for cattlemen. By this
means they could control the supply and
prevent the market from being over
stocked with certain grades or becoming
scarce Of others. Both state and nation
al bureaus are recommended. Among
other things the committee appointed to
report on the subject say:
We believe the establishing of state
bureaus for information and statistics
would be of incalculable benefit to the
producers of live stock in the United
States, but are doubtful if united action
on the part Of each state a be had, and
unless all unite on a uniform system
there would be no practical good result.
We therefore recommend that this
convention memorabilia congress to ap.
propriate sufficient money to introduce
this improvement in conducting the
live stock business of our country, under
the auspices of the department of agri.
culture.
We think such an appropriation OF the
part of our government is due to the live
stock industry, which has been devel
oped in the past twenty years over sucl
vast extent of territory as to make il
almost impossible to get united actor
on the part Of individuals interested, anG
it would seem to us quite as consistent
on the part Of congress to aid in har
monizing and advancing the interests o.
this great industry, in which nearly one
half of the population of the United
States depend for support, as it is t.
maintain a weather bureau or other sim
liar agencies.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
FRENCH DRAFT STALLION,

The French draft horse comes from
the province of Perche, hence its name.
In general characteristics it is like the
Clyde, but is longer bodied and rather
more heavy Of bone. The Percheron is
not quite so hardy an animal as the
Clyde. It is not feather legged, like the
Clyde. Like that horse, however, it is
extremely kind, docile and intelligent.
By the constantly increasing impolta-
ton of the Clyde. Percheron and other
large draft horses from Europe. and
their admixture with our small native
American breed, we are rapidly improv-
ing the horses Of the country. The
trotting horse, meanwhile, is an Ameri-
can development pure and simple.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
PLANTS THAT POISON ANIMALS.
Other herbs Than Loco will XII Horses
and Cattle.

Other herbs Than Loco Will Kill Horses
and Cattle.
We hear of many horses dying this
spring on Plum creek and other portions
Of the state from causes that indicate poi
SOL. Besides loco there are many other
herbs that will kill horses and cattle if
they eat them. A natural instinct seems
to warn most horses to steer clear of
them, but occasionally new plants find
their way into fields and pastures which
are poisonous, yet juicy and sweet to
taste. Horses and COWS will frequently
eat these and suffer as a result, From
descriptions Of animals that have lately
died on Plum creek we are inclined to
charge it to poison. Some analyses have
been made, but without finding in the
stomach anything that indicated the
cause Of death. However, we will say
it is very difficult to find vegetable poi
son after it has entered the stomach.
This from the fact that juices of poison
Gus plants go direct to the blood and are
lost in the system.
Another plant than loco has been
found, known in different sections by
the popular name of Glow pine" and
ground pine" field horse tail" and
'mare's tail" In some locations the
two latter names are also applied to
other plants. All Of the horse tail fam
lily are fowerless plants and generally
resemble the fernsi in appearance. Their
stock roots are long and creeping, while
their hollow, jointed stems are very
tough and strong. The small fronds ap.
pear in March, pushing up in the fields
and pastures at a time when other plants
are still dormant.
Horses and cattle eat these fronds,
which in all probability do not poison
them, as many suppose, but simply dis
arrange their digestive apparatus. There
is very little nutritious food in the plants
and a large quantity of the coarse ma
terials introduced into the stomach
creates dyspeptic troubles, often Of {
very acute nature. The plants affec'
horses as well as cattle in this, and som
antidote should be given them as sooI
as they manifestsigns of suffering. Thil
can be best done by giving them some
thing that will relieve them of the load
A large dose of castor oil or epson salt
is probably the best medicine for thi
purpose.-Field and Farm.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Care of Farm Horses.

saw an article in The Journal ask
ing for advice in regard to taking care of
horses. I will give my experience in
taking care of farm teams. feed in the
morning when they are at hard work
three quarts of corn or six quarts of oats;
whichever I have, at S o'clock and a
good feed Of hay. Clean out the stable,
bed down lightly and curry. Hitch up
after Z and work until 10, but do not
crowd them very hard. Work them
to q twelve inch Viow and plow two
acres a day. When they come in, if
they are warm, let them drink very
sparingly Of water, put in and Let them
eat hay for half an hour, take out and
give all the water they will drink and
feed them their grain, three to four quarts
Of corn or eight quarts of oats.
Igive an hour incoming and always let
team eat hay first and eat their grain
just before going to work. If they are
fed grain first and then allowed to eat
hay it crowds the grain through them
and they do not have it towork on in the
afternoon. Some may think I am an old
fogy, but I will give an illustration. One
year ago last summer I fed the teams as
quick as they were put in the barn; they
commenced to run down and did not
stand up to their usual amount Of work
in the afternoon. l changed and let them
eat hay first and they gained and stood
up to work better. Iquit at 6 o'clock in
the evening, give all the water they viii
f11~rl/ &c MT fon 1r,or..,, 1n4 tLo,o on% 1,ox
for half and hour and then feed three
quarts of corn or six quarts Of OATS
Cor. Journal of Agriculture.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Millet for Cattle.

Corn IS generally considered the best
feed for cattle for. the market, but q largo
farmer in the south part Of the state is
authority$for the statement that millet
fed cattle weigh heavier than those fat
tened by feeding corn. The gentleman
referred to is a stock buyer as well az
successful farmer, and he says that when
buying cattle he makes it a rule to buy
without weighing, if possible, when GER
tain that the stock has been fed with
millet, as they always weigh heavier
than when fed corn. He is also Of the
opinion that cattle have reached the low
est possible figure, and that now is the
time to 20 into the business of raising
cattle.-Clark Pilot Review.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Different Kinds of Wool.

Having been asked a great many times
by the wool grower What constitutes
a delaine and combing wool?" in answer
ing I would say a delaine, or rather a
fine del;ine wool, is u merino wool, free
from excessive yolk, black top and Il
frouzy point; or, to reverse it, a merino
wool, white oil, white wool, firm, elastic
and clean end, from two and one-half to
three and one-half inches long. A comb
ing wool is d wool grown on the Cots
wolds, Shropshire, Hampshire, Leicester
and other long wooded sheep. The coars-
est combing is used for and called braid
and carpet woods: then o%ne-fourth blood,
~three-eighths blood. one-half blood. The
last three grades usually bring the best
price per pound and generally the best
price per head of sheep, and also make
good mutton. They usually sell for ex.
port sheep and the lamb-a good spring
lamb-for the early market. The wool
must, however, be strong, of bright
color, elastic, free from burrs and breaks
and have a nice, clean, healthy top t.;
bring the best price.
Again I have been asked tHow would
you proceed to grow this wool?" If l had
a flock of good merino ewes, or even d
merino half o. three-quarter blood flock,
I would breed them to either a first class
pure or thoroughbred Cotswold or Shrop
shire buck. The lambs Of course would
be one-quarter fine and three-quarters
oarse blood. The ewes from this l
would breed to a thoroughbred smooth
bodied merino buck (no wrinkles), con
%sequently my clip would be from one
quarter combing to one-half and three
quarters blood combing and delainc, a
style, of wool always in demand, and
some part Of it always bringing the high
est market price. The wethers would
generally run from 100 pounds and up
ward, thus chasing as export sheep, and
the lambs, if dropped early, bringing the
highest market price. Of course fine
merino bucks and Shropshire or Cots
void bucks would be necessary in this
ine-always thoroughbred. Breed ewes
three-quarter merinos to the coarse
wooded buck. and the ewes tnree-quar-
ters coarse; to the merino buck, and the
above will be the result; that is, a clipo of
fine delaine or combing down to one
quarter combing, a large sheep. for NUT
ton and large lambs for the spring mar
KEW. E.. Gondy, in Kansas Farmer.
The Western Rural says that if a mum
Der Of English sparTows are shot from
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
Pcrcheron Stallion.

The illustration shows a beautiful
gray horse imported from France. The
Percherons are among the handsomest
and most powerful horses. They are
especially popular in the western por-
lions of the country, where large num-
bers of them are imported as stock ami
mails.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
FARM LIVE STOCK.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT
COWS, HORSES AND HENS.

MILK for Hens-Why One Neighbor's Hens
I, Kept on Laying When Eggs We're Forty.
1--WE Cents a Dozen-The Beautiful Cleve.
land Bay Carriage Horse. l,
So many people are now rich enough
10 keep carriages in this country that the
breeding Of coach horses is a profitable
business. Six hundred dollars to 50, 900
is about the way prices run for a.well
broken pair of Cleveland bay carriage
horses.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11

The Western Rural says that if a mum
Der Of English sparTows + shot from
time to time andleft lying around where
the Others can see them these others will
take the hint and leave. At any rateit
is;worth trying.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
CLEVELAND BAY.

3" NAT ' GIlANO DA1s
The cut represents n of these beauti-
full, spirited animals, clean limbed and
shiny coated.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-11
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adaptedt to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" H.. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Ill Sc. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-11
LOCAL NEWS.

On Friday evening, while two of
the pupils of the public school were
engaged in rough and tumble on
a street corner with an admiring
crowd around them, deputy sheriff
passed by, when hostilities suddenly
ceased, and the cry arose from the
crowd IF you are going to run the
race get at it" As soon as the dep
uty had gone the combatants re-
newed hostilities with redoubled en-
orgy. After they had fought until
one of them had a black eye and a
bloody nose a lady who lived close
go the place of combat repaired to
the scene and inquired into the
sause of hostilities. She was as
tured, however, that it was only a
friendly boxing match, but she OBJ
jected to the boxing match, and dis
persed the crowd with threats of
calling the police.