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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
THE MANAGEMENT OF MANURE

No question which have heard dis
cussed at farmers institutes this winter
has excited greater interest than that OF
the management of manure, and find
that the practice OF thinking farmers
throughout the State is undergoing
radio change in this management, and
that the number OF those who advocate
hauling the manure from the stable
Immediately to the field, when the
weather permits, is constantly increas
ing.
These farmers are realizing the fact
that the chemical changes which take
place in pile OF fermentng manure in
volve far greater loss than is ordinarily
experienced by the washing OF we'll
scattered manure in the fields. They
have learned from the chemist that the
moment manure begins to heat it begins
to lose ammonia, for such heating is due
to the formation of ammonia. This
ammonia escapes from the manure-plle
in the form of an invisible gas, and
hence those ignorant of chemical pro-
cesses have not detected its escape, while
| they have been able to see the coffee
colored water running away from the
manure scattered in the fields.
Another point has been overlooked
namely, that ordinary clay has wonder
full faculty for catching and holding the
so that even on a steep hillside the
water flows but short distance until il
loses its color.
1t is said that the process Of refining
sugar was discovered by observing thu
white tracks left by an old hen Will
muddy feet as she walked over pile o
brown sugar, and this property OF ella!
has been demonstrated in many othe
ways.
As the matter stands now, it is pro
bable that the occasional losses whicl
may follow the spreading OF manur
upon the ground previous to heav
fall of rain, are far more than Offset b.
the certain losses which ensue if tn
manure is allowed to heat, either in tn
barn-yard or in piles in the open field
for this heating begins the moment til
temperature rises above the freezin
point.-ChtS. f. ThOrne.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
The PROPER TIME TO CUT OATS

Many farmers subject themselves to
heavy loss each year by neglecting to cut
their crops at the proper time. Perhaps
more is lost on the alfalfa crop than on
any other, but great waste is also engen-
dered each season by allowing the oats
crop to stand until it is nearly or quite
dead ripe. There are several items Of
loss attendant upon following such a
course. The straw, an important ele-
ment, especially when fodder is scarce,
has not half the feeding value when al
lowed to ripen uncut that it has when
cut some days before fully ripe. Grain
cut when ripe skaters out much more
in handling than that cut while there
is yet a strong tinge to green to the
straw; and the actual weight OF the
threshed grain is LEGS than when cut
moderately green.
This last seems little unreasonable
but it is fact beyond dispute. Re-
peated experiments show that a consid-
cradle weight OF grain may be saved by
cutting oats nearly week earlier than
is the common practice. In nearly every
case it has been found that oats cut
when sin the dough" or very shortly
afterward made heavier yield of grain
than did those which were left to fully
ripen. This is entirely because of the in
creased plumpness of the kernels, with
out taking into consideration the saving
in the way of shattered grain. Besides
the advantages mentioned there is the
added one that if the cutting is begun
early there is less likelihood OF its being
prolonged by bad weather or accident
until the grain has lodged or crinkled
and SO become difficult to cut.
There is scarcely disadvantage to b.
charged to the practice Of cutting early
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
The Kind of n Bird He Was,

Eight little negro boys got on a Niagara
street car. They had been out to st.
Mary's to rehearse something or other
(they were choir boys, and they were then
on their way to st. Paul's. The women
in the car talked to them and asked them
all sorts of questions They all talked
willingly, except one little fellow, who
was as black as coal, and who seemed to
be the butt of the other seven.
$50 you all singF" asked one of the
women.
"Yep," answered three of the boys at
the same time.
"Then you are regular little black
birds"
"Oh no, ma Fam. Blackbi don't dc
nothin but chirp. I'm n canary"
Gan I'm mockin Bird" said another,
and each boy told what kind of a bird he
was, until the eighth one, the butt before
mentioned, was the only one who had said
nothing.
"And what kind of bird are you, my
little fellow" asked the woman.
Deed ma 'am, " he answered, "Ispec's
] mus be chicken. | gets it in the neck
so offun. buffalo Express.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
Doings of Absentminded Folk.

Il is not pleasant to be absentminded,
but incidents in the lives of absentminded
people give rise to great deal of laughter
in this world. OF course no one believes
that there is any truth in the story of the
absentminded man who put his clothes to
bed and hung himself carefully over the
back of his chair. Nor have we found any
body yet who had any confidence III the
story of the absentminded small boy who
went fishing and anchored the boat with
his fishhook and abandoned his sport be
cause he could not find worm large
enough to bait the anchor with.
These stories, however true they may
be, seem slightly exaggerated, but there
are others quite as interesting and more
faithful to facts. For instance, there is
the story of man who arranged to give
an elaborate dinner to n numerous and
distinguished company The appointed
evening arrived. The collation., an ele-
CANT one, was ready to be served, but the
guests came not. Half an hour passed,
and still they did not come, and the host
became really uneasy. When the delay
had grown to an hour and not man OF
them had shown up, his feelings We're in
describable. And who can picture his ag-
ony of spirit when, on returning to his
room, he CHANGED to pull open drawer
and therein found the whole bundle of
invitations which he had forgotten to send
out?
And what an absentminded young man
that must have been who, while being
married, replied to the minister's question
if he was willing to take the young lady
for his welded wife by scratching his
head and saying, eyes, I'm willing, but
I'd much rather have her sister !"-Ilar-
pers Young People.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
We Should Not Expect Too Much,

Parents must not expect too much of
their children. 1t is natural to exagger
ate the bright sayings and doings of those
we love. But it may be carried to such an
extent that keen disappointment will re
suit when the child of whom so much is
expected develops only into the common
place, sensible, everyday citizen instead
Of a genius. Men and women of great
talent are rare, and the mass of us must
expect to walk in the humble paths OF
life.
Nothing is more dangerous to child S
future than to foster it's vanity by express
ing exaggerated hopes Of its future. FIX
cellent service to the child and to the
world in which it lives is done by making
of it good practical citizen.-New York
Tribune
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
No Use.

Ignorance of things gnerally pervents
us from enjoyin dreadful lot of happiness
in this lfe,' said Aaron I.inscott to the
minister one day. He was given to this
form of discourse with the clergyman,
doubtless on the same principle that led
him to talk sickness with his doctor and
crops with his neghbors.
you git a terrible blind view of life an
the way things is runnin if you don't edi-
cate yourself up to KNOWN blessin when
you see it. When see folks THROWN their
blessin's away, it alters makes me think Of
barr'l of cranb'ries."
| A barrel of cranberriesl If the visitor felt
small interest before, he certainly lacked
none now. He expressed his surprise.
"Yis, barr'l of cranbres," said Aaron.
when was out in the West Injies, there
was man tux keer of me when | was sick
an he wouldn't take pay, but said | could
send him somethin off the farm, so when |
got home l shipped him barr'l of cram
b'ries by vessel that was goin out from
our place.
well, after a time letter KEN back.
He writ very perlite an seemed grateful,
but he said, most unfort nate, that the
fruit looked putty, but he he'd to throw it
away, for in comm it he'd turned sour"
And then Aaron added his moral, That's
what | call missin the sweetness of things
cause you diGn't know how to get at it,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE
HORSE,

The care and management of the
horses which are required for farm work
are duties which are often performed
very badly. During the blowing and
cultivating season, during harvest and
when the crop is being marketed, horses
demand great deal of care aud atten-
ton which S too often denied them
These are the hard working times of the
year for the horse as well as for man and
equal attention should be paid to the
demand for more and perhaps better
food. There is no necessity for horse
becoming poor and unthrifty at these
seasons. Good feed and careful treat
ment will keep the horses in their ordi-
nary condition through the hardest
periods of farm work. Plenty of bright
hay and clean grain is Indispensable in
the proper management of work teams
and every farmer should take care to
provide both.
Good grooming is another important
item. With many the practice is to curry
the horses in the morning before har-
Messing them for work. While this is
much better than no grooming at all,
much more satisfaction will be had il
the horses are well rubbed down at night
after the days work is completed. To
remain all night with the hair matted
with perspiration is decidedly uncom-
Portable and prevents the animals to a
great extent from enjoying and profting
by the rest. Special care needs to be
given to the shoulders, which should be
thoroughly cleaned and washed every
night with salt and water. Washing the
shoulders at noon is also advisable. The
brine hel bps to tougher the skin and
renders it less liable to be chafed by the
collar.
Attention should also be bestowed
upon the feet, which should not be left
clogged up with dirt and possibly with d
stone or other substance imbedded in
one OF the frogs. 1t makes horse feel
much better to remove the mud which
has been accumulated on the legs during
the days work, and whatever makes
the work horse feel better affects the
pocket book OF its owner. While plenty
OF good feed is necessary, no more than
the horse will clean up at one time
should be given. If food is left each
time it soon sours the feed box and dis.
gusts the horse to the extent that it viii
not eat freely even OF fresh grain. 1t il
always better to give horse pint toe
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
An Advertisements.

NJ Bidel's menagerie has lately been en-
riched by n couple of magnificent Bengal
tigers. A brief account of the capture of
the denizens of the jungle may interest
our readers.
A party of Indian hunters, on being TAX
Ell by one of the native guides to well
known haunt of these beasts of prey, pro-
ceedcd to collect mass of withered leaves,
which they spread over n considerable sur
face Of the ground and afterward sprinkled
pretty freely with liquid cement. They
then climbed into tree to await the re-
suit.
Presently half dozen tigers issued forth
into the space, where they found their prog
ress impeded by the Shiny leaves, which
stuck to their paws, while their attempts
to free themselves only made matters
worse as the leaves adhered to their
mouths and eyes, when in their despair
they rolled about on the ground until they
presented to the eyes Of the spectators a
living mass of decayed vegetation.
Our spOrtsmcn now descended from their
hiding place and secured their prey which
was comparatively easy work. After strip
| ping the tigers of a portion of their super
incumbent loads they attached the fore
paw of each to the tail Of its predecessor
by applying little of the cement, then
marched them in Indian file to the nearest
port on the Ganges, whence they were con-
veyed to Europe
The above cement is unrivaled for re.
pairing broken glass, china ivory, etc. 1t
| is manufactured by --and can be had
of all reputable chemists. Mil
| lion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
Served God and Man.

The late Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand
and Melanesia was well known during his
university days as devotee of the noble
art of self defense. He incurred II great
deal of animosity from a certain section
in New Zealand, owing to his sympathy
with the Maoris during the war, One
day he was asked by Il rough in one of the
back streets Of Auckland if he was "the
bishop who backed up the Maoris." Re
ceiving a reply in the affirmative, the
rough, with n "Take that, then, struck
his lordship in the face.
"My friend" said the bishop, 'my Bi-
BILE tells me that if a man smite thee on one
cheek turn to him the other" and he
turned his head slightly the other way.
His assailant, slightly bewildered and
wondering what was coming next, struck
him again. "Now," said his lordship,
shaving done my duty to God, will do
my duty to man." and taking off his coat
and hat he gave the antiMaori cham
pion most scientific thrashing.
Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
A Snail's Formidable Mouth.

cts fortunate thing for man and the
rest of the animal kingdom" said the
naturalist, "that no large wild animal has
a mouth constructed with the devouring
apparatus built on the plan of the insig-
nifcant looking snail s mouth, for that an
imal could outdevour anything that lives.
The snail itself is such an entirely unpleas-
ant, not to say loathsome, creature to han
die that few amateur naturalists care to
bother with it, but by neglecting the snail
they miss studying one of the most inter
eSting objects that come under their OBJ
servatiOn.
"Any one who has noticed a snail feed
ing on leaf must have wondered how
such soft, habby, Shiny animal can make
such a sharp and clean cut incisiOn in the
leaf, leaving an edge as smooth and
straight as if it had been cut with a knife.
That is due to the peculiar and formidable
mouth he has. The snail eats with his
tongue and the roof of his mouth. The
tongue is a ribbon which the snail keeps
| in coil in his mouth. The tongue is il
reality band saw, with the teeth on the
surface instead of on the edge. The teetl
are so small that as many as 80, 600 o
! them have been found on one snail't
| tongue. He can unCoil as much of this a.
! he chooses, and the uncOiled part he bring
| into service. The roof of his mouth is a
hard as bone. He grasps the leaf between
| his tongue and that hard substance, ant
rasping away with his tongue saws through
the toughest leaf with ease, always leav
ing the edge very smooth and straight. ~
New York Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15

With long run of wet weather immedi-
ately subsequent to cutting, before the
bundles have had time to dry out, there
is a possibility that they may mold a
trife, but such spells OF weather are ex-
ceedingly rare, almost unknown, in this
state and scarcely worth considering.
Early cutting is the proper thing when
viewed in any light, and it will be to the
advantage Of farmers ii they will practice
it. If any one is afraid to try 1t on his
entire acreage let him strike off a small
strip and cut the oats on this very green
as an experiment. Let him begin cut
ting as soon as half the heads are ripe
and while the field is still decidedly
verdant in appearance. The cutting
will be done more easily, the yield o
grain will be heavier and that Of straw
more valuable, and the waste will 1t
less than on any other crop Of oats he
ever cut.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
Financial.

The funny man with beard of a weeks
growth came and leaned heavily against
the railing in front of the paying teller.
1t was bitter child, and the world without
shivered.
money is close" hoarsely whispered the
funny man as he glanced significantly at
the vault
The pale clerk with large glasses paused
only for an instant.
mot so close as it was, however," he re-
joined.
He had thrown the fellow into the far
st corner and was now jumping upon
im with both feet
Presently the janitor interfered, and all
was stlll-Detroit Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
The Confederate Cent,

There was only one complete die made
for the purpose of coming money by the
Confederate States of America-that for a
| cent piece, which was made by Lovett,
the Philadelphia engraver, in 1861. After
he had finished the dies Mr.. Lovett found
that he was unable to send them to the
persons that had ordered the work done,
and becoming alarmed he "struck off, II
nickel cents and then carefully secreted
both coins and dies. For l2 long years the
engraver kept his secret, which was final
ly revealed through an accident. One day
in 1873 he went to the hiding place of the
rare coins and selected one for pocket
piece and within the month passed it out
unknowingly to lIazeltine, the Philadel-
phia restaurant keeper. This man, know
ing the piece to be Lovetts work, sent it
to j. c. Randall, the coin collector After
some little trouble Hazeltine and Randall
succeeded in buying the die, and from it
they struck 55 copper pieces, 12 in silver
and Z in gold. This accomplished, they
mutlated the die, and coin dealers now
hold Confederate cents at very high fig
ure.-St. Louis Republic
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
HOW GOOD STOCK PAYS.

| was visiting farm recently where
| saw 900 chickens of all sizes, grades
and lineal descent. Anything was
chicken and so much per pound. |
asked the farmer why he did not raise
thoroughbreds and thus have two
strings to his bow and work up to n
fancier's position? He replied that the
sales for thoroughbreds were so few
that it would not pay. But, remarked,
there is not bird on your place that
will sell for $3.50, while 8 out of 10 will
not sell for 81 each. Suppose you sell
! only 10 per cent of those you raised for
$50 per doz., the balance, though they
were thoroughbred, would bring you as
much per pound as those you now
have. Would not this item furnish you
a nucleus for bank account? You say,
by hard work, they pay you as you are
now running it. He was silent few
seconds and finally said, 81 reckon we
are not getting all out OF this thing that
we might" That man is surely at the
foot of the ladder, doing the very largest
amount of labor for a dollar.
Poultry culture is a means OF convert.
ing ones labor into cash he who labors
in the right direction and with the best
breeds secures the highest price for such
labor.
Again we see the poultry raiser who
acknowledges the fact that the product
from crossing thoroughbreds pays {
larger profit, and he it is who purchases
eggs and stock OF the fancier to produce
his workers. They grow quicker to {
salatle size and are better producers o
eggs, which are his staple product, anC
find a daily market the year round. H,
disposes of one-half OF his product 10
poultry and sells for breeding and shov
purposes only those OF the highest merit
We see him enjoying the best OF re
putations as fancier, his pocketbool
well filled, and ever alive to the interes
OF his calling.-I. X. Felch.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15
PROFITS IN SPRAYING.

W. J. Green, horticulturist OF the Ohio
experiment station, in bulletin : gives
the following summary Of ree lis OF
spraying:
l. The profit to be derived from
spraying orchards often exceeds $40 per
acre, and for vineyards much more. The
fruit crop OF the state would be enhanced
in value several million dollars annually
ii the practice were generally followed.
2. Combined fungicides and insecti-
cdes are recommended whenever appli
cable, because OF a saving OF time a less
liability OF injuring foliage; greater eff
cheney in some cases, and as precau-
tonary measure in others.
3. Dilute Bordeaux mixture, copper
arsenic solution and ammoniacal solu-
ton Of copper carbonate are the most
useful fungicides for the treatment OF
the diseases herein mentioned, and the
first has the widest range OF usefulness
of all.
4. Early spraying is the key to success
in the use OF lungicide.
5. For the plum-curculio and shot
hole fungus use Bordeaux mixture and
Paris green combined, making three or
four applications.
! 1t is not known that this treatment
will prevent the black-knot, but cutting
away and burning diseased branches
will accomplish the result.
&. Scabby apples rot much earlier
than those free from scab, and spraying
with fungicides will save at least fifty
per cent OF this loss.
7. Spraying with fungicides in the
season of 1898 prevented much OF the
early dropping of apples, which is usu
ally attributed to wet weather.
s. For apples, two applications o
Bordeaux mixture before blooming are
advised, and two of the same mixtur,
after blooming, with Paris green added
9. The same treatment is recon-
mened for the pear as for the apple, be
fore blooming, but the copperarseni
solution is advised after blooming.
10. The Bordeaux mixture, if useC
too late, causes russell appearance OF
both pears and apples.
II. The ounce may be treated TIN
same as apples, or with Bordeaux mix
ture alone.
-. The treatment advised for tn
cherry consists in making two or tire
applications OF Paris green-two ounce
to fifty gallons OF water.
Is. Peach-trees and American varie
ties of plums have very tender foliage
and must be treated with very wea
mixtures, if at all.
II. Raspberries may be treated will
Bordeaux mixture alone. Grapes wit
the same until the fruit sets after whic
use copper carbonate. Potatoes shoul
be sprayed at least five times with Boz
deaux mixture and Paris green.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-15

Thinning fruit trees is matter that
should now engage the attention OF
every fruit grower. Wherever apples,
pears, peaches or any Of the larger fruits
have set too thickly out the limbs or
branches, they should be thinned out.
This thinning will invariably result in
much larger and finer fruit, for the
vitality OF the fruiting element in the
tree, instead OF being disseminated
among countless number Of newly-set
fruit, scarcely any of which will mature
perfectly, will be forced into small
number of buds which will develop into
choice fruit. II only as a matter of ex-
pertinent, try thinning out one limb and
watch for the results.