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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
SMu' AND RUST ON FODDER.
Authorities Say About Feeding the
Affected Fodder to Cattle,

Il authorities say About Feeding tho
Affected Fodder To Cattle.
Ia it safe to feed fodder that il affect,
ed with smut and rust? asks Rural New
Yorker. g. G. Georgoson Of tho Kansas
station has observed tho slightest
ill effects from either, although on tho
lookout for such effects. W. M. Hays Of
the Minnesota station writes:
So far as l have observed in a rather
extended experience Of feeding corn fod-
der and cereal grains, / never knew Of q
case where smut or rust resulted in n
acute injury to live stock. OF course
corn that has a large proportion of smut
would doubtless have q much less feed
ing value than corn not diseased. Like
wise wheat straw very badly rusted
would not be worth as much per ton
for feed as clean, bright straw. 1t may
DO that these fungous plants do consid-
cradle to lessen tho palatability and the
nutritive effect of these folders, but we
have no direct evidence so far as | know
OH this question. Doubtless whatever
effect there is is more of a general effect
oA NIio AS"i'iA va WV fIlIiIlaI. lAltIlOuEH
in rare cases acute corn diseases have
been reported, none has been in this state
that l know Of.
G. ID. Smith of the Michigan Aglicul-
tural college would not reject smutted
stalks, never having noted any evil con
sequences following the feeding of corn
stalks badly smutted. Professor Henry
of the Wisconsin station says:
In the west many cattle die every fall
shortly alter having been turned into
stalk fields, and farmers very frequent
ly attribute these deaths to the eating
of smut. l doubt the correctness of this
conclusion. Is it not more reasonable to
believe that these cattle eat too much
corn or too freely of the stalks or both,
and suffering from the want Of water Or
an %oversupply after great thirst die
from gastric arrangement? 1t seems to
me entirely possible, OF the other hand,
that some animals acquire o fondness
for the corn smut and seek il out in the
stalk fields and die thcrefrom. In other
words, while | do not believe deaths
from eating corn smut are very common,
l believe such arc possible and do &C.
cur 1t is certain that o smut is not
usually a virulcnt poison. l doubt if
feeding cattle shock corn or ensilage
carrying the usual amount of smut
will prove injurious to the health of
the animals. Is it not well, however,
to take off as far as possible the lunches
Of smut and destroy them to prevent tho
spread of this disease in tho corn? While
it may be true that smut does not i'll
jure the cattle, it certainly causes a
heavy loss to the farmer. In one study
Of the injury caused by smut we found
the loss of corn amounting to from 6 to
20 per cent of the total crop.
In regard to smut on the straw of
oats, wheat or barley being injurious to
cattle, | have never known of any trou-
BILE from this cause. or course what il
said above does not apply to ergot OF
ergotized grains and grasses. We know
that trouble has followed the eating OF
such in several cases at the west.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Poison In Second Growth Sorghum.

Second growth sorghum under certain
conditions is very destructive indeed to
cattle. small quantities killing them al
most instantly, and this unlucky expe-
rience was undoubtedly duo to tho fact
that the cattle ate the second growth
instead of tho scatterings, as supposed.
just what the destructive agent in it Is
l am unable to say. l have had the OPP
%portunity tc make several post mortoms
upon cattle that had died from eating
second growth sorghum and in all have
found congestion and inflammation OF
that portion of the mucous membrane
of the (paunch) which comes III
direct contact with tho sorghum. 1t is
indeed astonishing to note the destruc-
tivenoss Of a small quantity Of second
growth sorghum when brought in CON
tact with the stomach of bovines under
certain conditions, and experiments
should be made to determine if possible
what the conditions are which produce
these serious results. In the meantime
my advice to all would be never to as
sumo tho risk to turn cattle upon second
growth sorghum.-F. ID. Coburn III
Breeders Gazette.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

Here is u grain Of golden wisdom
from Field and Farm: 'lf farmers
would get in the way Of buying for cash
only, they would do more to promote
the prosperity of the whole country than
could be accomplished by any other
means"
A Montana Chinaman, Tom Hall,
owns q, 900 sheep, which he pastures ON
the range. They average eight pounds
Of wool each at a shoaring.
Never since tho memory Of man was
the horse trade SO gone to pieces AS it is
at present. In New York this fall per
fectly matched, high bred carriage
teams, from famous horse breeders and
f%ancicrs at that, have sold as low as
from $500 to $500 Il pair.
Tho scrub horses OF tho country ought
to De made into beef to feed thos" who
patronizo public s%ouphouscs.
This is al excellent time to dchorn
cattle if you arc intending to do so.
The flies are all gone, aud there arc
health and electricity in the air.
Straw sheds make an excellent pro-
lection for animals where nothing else
can be afforded. But a roof Of rough
boards should first be put upon the
structure. Then the straw should be
laid on thick and ramlncd down and
cri,scrossed, SO the wintry rain will not
drip through upon the animals backs.
Tho straw should also be hcapcd along
the side next the northwest.
How low down tho horse trade has
| sunk may be gathered from the fact that
not long since a whole trainload Of
horses was abandoned at Chicago by the
men who had shipped it from the west.
They left the animals as pledge for
freight. The railroad company sold them
and got in solnc instances no more than
ST. 4 beast. Yet, all the same, the rails.
in Of the highest grad carriage, saddle
and draft horses pay and will pay
Don't give up the ship, Just improve it,
thu - All,
Omaha boas'e "A whit. -t, jhGt ie
mary soycu t,ct high, ,ID |' ',. mot
bc,u good year for -to,r. ....,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
A Drought Resisting Grass.

Switel gross is a tall native perennial
that will grow from the Atlantic coast
to the Rocky mountain region. Where
it has been tried in the west it has been
found to resist drought to II remarkable
degree, and the reports concerning its
value i'll the arid regions ~" very favor
able to its culture. The young plants
furnish good grazing for stock, and if
cut when coming into bloom it makes
very good hay. At maturity tho stems
become hard and nearly useless for fod-
der.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
BAlkY HORSES.


~
Their Duty.
Professor o. W. Gleason tells us in
his book how to break horses Of the
baking habit. He says:
When the horse balks in the harness,
1t Is not from auy unwillingness to per-
form his duty, but from some confusion
or excitement arising from mismanage.
ment He is willing and anxious to go,
but too eager or high spirited to make
the steady push against the collar neces.
sary to o the load. The usual plan
is to Ill 10 and curse and lash. A
volume might be written On the impor-
lance of keeping cool Oh all such oc-
casions. frequently simply going tc
their heads and moving them gently
against their collars to the right and
left evenly. giving them time to get
cool, will make them start of their own
accord. Sometimes taking up one fore
foot in your hand and giving tho horse
one side will cause him to step and start
him. But if the habit is firmly fixed you
will have to resort to the following
means, which will take "a few lessons.
Then you break up TIE habit:
Take your balky horse in tho barn or
on a piece of greensward. Take him by
the head and tail and whirl him around
until he is quito dizzy, and if you be-
come dizzy before he does let him whirl
himself as follows: Tic the hair of tho
tail into u hard knot. Then take the
halter strap in your left hand, holding
tho tail III your right, pass the halter
strap through tho hair above tho knot
and draw up rs short as the horse will
bear without running around, tying
quickly. This will bring the horse in
the form Of a half circle, his head fast
to his tail by tho halter strap. Your oh.
ject is to break up his confidence in
himself, and nothing on earth, no proc
ess you can subject him to, will do il
half rs soon as this.
Should no not run round very freely,
| touch him behind with tho whip, which
will cause him to sharply. Simply
keep him moving until no falls dow
by becoming dizzy, which ho will dc
luSlOJ vi Il lIllIlNNc sNIlN u Ilili. lL1u -
lie a few minutes; then tie him in thu
opposite direction and put through un
til no falls or is unable to move; theI
put Oh your Bonaparte bridlo and GIVE
him a few sharp jerks to tho right ant
left and show him you can handle hin
by tho head as well as by tho tail
Thus train him until no will spring tt
tho right and left and straight forward
when you ask him to, and then you ar
in a shape to put him in harness. If II,
refuses to draw, step in front of hin
with tho bride ON, fetching him oithc
way first and then straight ahead, an'
in Il short time you will work it out o
him. II at amy time your horse SHOULD
become warm, put him aside and lc
him cool. You will gain time by it, fo
when sulky and heated he is in no shap
to learn.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

The street car company are making
some improvements at their shops. The
inside OF the shop ia being ccilcd over
with matched timber to make it warmer
and more comfortable and the cars arc
being all oyerhauled and repaired.
At the power house the damage caused
by the recent fire ia being wiped out.
The whole OF the lower story was pretty
well blistered by the heat and in places
the %rafterB and flooring il pretty we'll
charred. A force OF men are at work
repairing and putting things in shape
amin.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Hog Killing Time.


Every season on many farms there is
a great bother through lack Of convcn-
fences for quick and easy handling OF
tho hog crop. Tho job Of turning tn,
pigs into pork is made far more difficult
and expensive than it need t" be. Co
operation among farmers should secure
a full set of all needed c~orvcnicnces III
each ncighborhood where tn" number OF
hogs each farmer kills does nu make it
worth whilo to provide Il set for each
farm. We have often seen Il half day
occupied in killing and dressing three
or four hogs. On other farms, with
better colvcuicnccs, 20 hogs arc killed
and dressed in Il day. 1t is dlslgrocablc
and dirty work, therefore the more need
for getting through with 1t as soon as
possible.
Hogs after killing should be allowed
to hang overnight, and if slightly fro
zen in the morning it will be all the bet
ter. Do not, however, put tho pork into
the barrel while 1t is frozen, as it will
not take the salt before spelling. The
reason for this appears to DO that frcez-
ing the pork fills it with air, which be-
comes filled with microbes which arc re-
tanned in the barrel III contact with the
meat as it tilaws. After the frozen pork
is thawed wash the pieces thoroughly,
taking care to get all blood out Of them.
Rub salt into them before packing in
the barrel. If no blood is left III the
pieces and weights are placed over the
pork to keep it under tn" brine, there
will DO no difficulty in keeping 1t sweet
an entire year. 70 mako sure, 1t is well
toward spring to take the brine out and
boil it to remove any impurities 1T may
have gathered. All the scum hat rises
ON tho brine is evidence Of what would
cause a good deal of t~rOulI" if left until
hot weather cpmcF. American Guilt
vatOr.
nocl rim see" g.. .,'.a.. o,- French
ia lrIuil o.. aUIUlaIa un.
ncralai4 D., ,.'.,sl ,..
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Fighting for Fun.

CHIoAGo, Dec. g.. The pagsengers on
Northwestern suburban train were tor
rorlzed last night by Is drunken United
States soldiers en- route to Fort Sheri-
dan, who engaged in n great fight. Many
were badly bruised and one WAC knocked
seneeleGg, but all were able to leave the
train at Fort Sheridan.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

&. A. Phillips, the Forger, Gives Ip the
Game and Acknowledges the Corn.
Marshal l'Ontct returned yesterday
from North Dakota, whore be went a few
days ago to get G, A, Phillips, who was
arrested on his telegram Mt Deyil's Lake
on Il charge 81 forgery, Phillips con
Guided to COME back with the marshal
without the tormallty Of reputation
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

fairs because of the curious topknot. He
grew to full sized gobblerhood and
weighed 80 pounds. The feathers in his
crown were some of them five inches
long, and tho tuft itself ran along his
skull for u distance of four inches. Have
any of our readers eve seen n case of
turkey like this? A breed of topknot
turkeys might perhaps be formed DOL
or later,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

SorrINMrloN, Doc, g Tho American
line steamer PARIS vent aground Off the
~company'G dock extension in II dense
fog last night. She wne Npatcd nj the
next high tide. Passengers nhd mail
wcrr landed iy tender.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
A THANKSGIVING BIRD.
a Turkey Frenls. but u Very Handsom,
One.

Ii not this u fino figure of u bird? It
Is what might be called II Dmwinian
sport. having been Matched, for no rea-
son That u be asc~ertaincd, with the
topknot or tuft OF feathers upon its head.
The gobbler in the picture was u full
blooded bronze. He was exhibited AT
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Top Dressing Winter Grain

Instead of hauling the barnyard ma
nure to the field as made, many farmers
pile it up in the yard, and after the
wheat or rye is sown top dress the field
with the thoroughly decomposed mate
rial, which is usually spread directly
from the wagon, entailing less labor and
amore even distribution than by any 9TH
or plan. There is, however, a question
about making this application after
sowing. Those who have tried both
plans in the same field and upon the
same crop as reported by American Ag-
riculturist prefer to apply the manure
just previous to the last narrowing, or
at least before drilling, as this insures
not only a more even distribution, but
a filming of all Jumps and the covering
with soil of a large per cent of the ma
nure, placing it nearer the growing
plant, where the soil will absorb the
FERTILITY, instead of allowing it to cs-
cape, as much Of it does when simply
scattered over the surface. Tho more
thorough the narrowing the better the
effect Of the manure.
The French official crop estimates
place the yields Of barley and oats at
more than 80 per cent higher than last
year.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-04

The improvement in the stock was attributed to the better condition of business in the territory traverssd by the company and to intimations that the question of the floating debt will be taken up at an early date.
 The great ease in money, which is perhaps best Illustrated in the steady absorption of railway bonds, is now being reflected in the low priced shares of properties which have wea' hered the late f raucial furry. The grangers were sub jected to c raid, which was intended to disturb long holdings. The argument advanced
 was that the St. Paul road for the
 fourth week of March would show a loss of sioo,-
 900 as compared with 1898, when the receipts were
 about one million dollars.
 Bending and General Electric were also weak
 CT, declining to ao5s and 4lSs respectively. Very
 little long stock came out, however, and when
 Missouri Pacific rose to sa at the close, the entire list moved up. The close was firm. In the In dustrials the Lead stocks rose to 3sss for the common and to S5 for the preferred. Improved business and talk of an early resumption of divi dends were used to advance the stock. Whiskey was firner at 271S9N. Sugar and Cotton oi l were quiet and Cordsge preferred sold at A against fl yesterday.
 l Railway and miscellaneous bonds were strong Kanawha and Michigan flrsts advanced lss t' 7eas; General Electric debenture 6's to ss; Chi cago and Northern Pacific firsts trust receipts l to 4Sf.
 Following are the closing prices, reported bl | FRINGE q WHITxLY, bankers and brokers, Broadway. N. F., and IS Center street. New Hs l Yep, Conn.,:
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-04
Free Public Library.

Books added to the free public library March 30:
 Allen, O. B., The Man Wonderful in the House Beautiful, ,8l2A1; Allen, G ,Fiowers and Their Pedigrees, 5s1 A5; American Li- brary association. catalogue of the "A. L. A." library, **0l9A5; Bailey, W. l., Our Own Birds, 5982B6; Bamford, N E., Ny Land and Water Friends, 5904B14; -, Talks by Queer Folks, 6904Bl5; Bartlett, J. R Dictionary of Americanisms.* **427B; Brown, H. B. E Life on the Lagoons, 9l45B12; oheckley, E.,. A Natural Method of Physical Training, 6iSCs; ticsl Zoology, 5e1 O; Crawford. F. M, Cstharine LAuderdsls. 3 v., C854 23; Creh- ore, A. O., and Bedell, F., Alternating Currents, 537 B5; Dugdale, R. L., "rhs Jokes." A study in crime, pauperism, disease and heredity, ,s364 D; Flagg, w., A Year Among the Trees, 6S2 F5; Flsubert, G., Salammbo, (translstsd from the Flench,) FELL; Ford, O Life and Letters of Madame Krudener, K93 A; Frye, A. nett. R Poems, 8s169 G9; Gay, Postt- cal Works, Ed. by Underhill, s215s 0; Gerhard, W. P, Hints on the Sewerage and Drainage of Dwellings, s2ss G; Gull l more, Q A., A Practical Treatise on Roads, Streets and PAvements. 625 G5; Grey, | Maxwell. ps., A Costly Freak, 6S6 5; Ha- merton, P. G., Etching and Esohers, 767H; Hunt, T.S Systematic Mineralosy, 540 a5; Hawsfs, H. R., Music and Morals, 7S0 HI; | Hutchinson, Thomas, Diary and Letters, 2v., B H97 A.; Innss, A. D., Beers and of the Animate World, sso4 J1oi Natural History series as follows: Book of Cats and Dogs. 5s04 Js; Friends in Feathers and Fur, 59O4 J6; Nsighbors with Wings and Fins, 5S04 J7; Nsighbors with Claws and Hoofs, 594 JS; Some Gu. rious Flyers, Crespers and Swimmers, 59o4 J9; Kelly, Mrs. M. A. B. Leaves frem Natures Story Book, 2v. 5904 KS Lsnza, G. Applied Mechanics, 62O L. Lawless, E. A Chelsea Householder L425 6; Lowenberg, J.. and others, Life o
 Alexander von Humboldt, 2v., B R651 A
 Morley, N. W. A Song of Life, 5904 M
 Morse, E s., First Book of Zoology, 590:
 A5; Nichols, G. w.. Art Education Alp
 Nye) Bill Nye's History of the Unite.
 States, STA N5; Parkman, F., Histori
 Handbook of the Northern Tour, 9747 P
 Powell. @. T., Foundations and Founds | tion Walls, 721 P5; Pratt, M L., Tn
 Storyland of Stars, 5204 P; Reed, H. A
 Photography Applied to Surveying, 5269xB
 Reuter-, F., An Old Story of My Farmin
 Days, R31. 1; Richards. J. w., Aluminium
 6697R; Shelley, M. W. .Frsnkenstsin, ,Sh48
 SpauIding. V. M, Guide to the Study c
 Common Plants, 5S0s5; Spear, M. A Leaves and Flowers, 5S0S8; Stoneheng,
 P. S., The Dog in Health and Disease 6367S3; Penney, A. A. G., Young Folk Pictures and Stories of Animals ,2v, ,5904 IL
 Wiltse, s. E., Stories for Kindergarten
 and Primary Schools, 3722WS; Youmar E L Hand book of Household Scienc,
 640Y; Youmaus, E. A., First Book (
 Botany, 5S0Y.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-04
mEn WHO ARE ALWAYS BUSY.

Paine's Celery Compound
 Brightens the Eye. Increases the Appetite. Restores sleep,
 Regulates the Vital Organs.
 Under tho stress of social or business duties, or both, how few business men find time to properly repair the waste of e1- cessive mental labor and close confinement.
 The result of this neglect l. plainly to be read in the cars-worn, nervous faces and physical poverty of the average business man one meets.
 But Psine's celery compound brightena their eyes, increases their appetite, causes good digestion and regular action of the organs of assimilation.
 Much eo-called overwork of business men is the overwork of worry, care, anx. lety, haste. These make the severest arafts on their vitslity. Those who suffer from nervous debility, mental depression, sleeplessness or dyspepsia, find Paines celery compound 8 powerful restorative, It regulates the liver and kidneys, cieanses the blood, and feeds the nerves and nerve centers all over the body. Recovery from diseases of ths liver. kidneys and stomsoh, by the aid of Paine's celery compound, if lasting. It Is the greatest of all modern restorative agents.
 Paine's celery compound is prescribed by physicians who differ fiji many othe1 things but agree in estimating highly thii greatest of remedies for curing diseases oi the kidneys, rheumatism, gout. dyspepsia Brjght's disease and stomach disorders due to g deranged nervous system.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-04
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.
H0A6en.

April 3-A musicale was given at the residence of MT. Warren Terrill Thursday evening. A very pleasing program was en- joyed by large party.
 .'Fsgot party" was given by Mrs. J. T. Henry Friday evening An enjoyable evening is reported.
 "Overseer's night" at the grange last Wednesday evening. An excellent pro- gram was furnished by B. I. Dickerman. Ice cream was served. The first and second degree was worked on class of eight per sons..
 Miss Turner of Bridgeport has been wis iting at Reuben Turrer's.
 The third aud fourth degree will be con- ferred Wednesday evening at the grange.
 Schools all commenced Monday after a vacation of ons week