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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

so as to leave clear space from the
floor to the ridge, the whole length of
the barn, for using a fork or slings. As
will be seen, the purlin posts run from
floor to rafters, with a beam from near
the top of the main posts to these, and
the whole well braced. The slant
ing brace from beam to rafter, midway
between the main and purlin posts,
marked A, may be omitted If the
rafters are made strong enough to
support the roof without sagging.
For posts and beams, [ would advise
SxS, 8x1O, or 10x1O-inch, according to
the kind of timber used. The braces
will be better if doubled, with AKA
scantling. By doubled is meant plac
ing one on each side of the timber. By
all means, they should be framed in,
so as to be pinned at each end; they
then brace both ways.
A barn of this size with 1O-foot base
ment--it should not be less-wlll afford
plenty of room for so cows placed in
two rows in stalls, heads ont, and a
driveway for hauling manure in clean
ing the stables. It will give stalls that
may be varied in size from to 3 y feet;
or they may all be put in of the same
size. To ventilate the stable, two
trunks or chutes may be run down
each side of the barn. not less than
three feet square, into the feeding
alleys in front of the cows. These
should extend up the side of the
barn to the rafters, follow them up,
and unite from each side in the bot
tom of vcntilating cupolas, which
! ShOuld he DrOvided with SwinrinO
doors. In this case, doors may be placed
along the sides of the chutes to be
| open so as to use them for throwing
| fodder and bedding from the loft to
the stable. Or, if preferred, and it is
| certainly best, two trunks four feet
square may be run from the base 4nent
| to the cupola, being placed in the cen
| ter of the barn sideways, equi-distant
| from the ends and having separate
chutes for forage. / am aware that,
| theoretically, it is better to have these
ventilators go down to near the floor
But practically, l have never seen any
difference, SO l would not try to have
them go down if l adopted the plan of
| having separate ones near the center.
If l made them do double duty, and
placed them at the side of the barn,
would put them down to within three
! feet of the floor if 1 wished. If the
stables are properly cleaned, and
plenty of absorbents is used, 1 have
never seen any trouble in getting pure
air IN if l provided for taking the i'm
pure air out; SO it is not necessary to
be to any expense on this score.-J. S.
Woodward, in Rural New Yorker.
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LIVESTOCK NOTES.

IT is undoubtedly true that food Oh
all kinds davors milk to a greater or
less degree.
CATTLEAIEN in the Argentine are con
tracting to deliver dressed oxen in
Liverpool at $50 per 700-pound carcass
THE horse interests are not dead.
They are only sleeping. When pros
perity returns horses will sell as well
as ever.
The stallion must not have ring bone.
navicular disease, cataract, unsound
feet or bad temper, however beautiful
in form he may be.
CHOOSE mares that are young, sound.
roomy and of good disposition. They
are better if larger than the horse,
rather than smaller.
THE only valid excuse that any farm.
er can put forward for feeding wheat
to farm animals is that no more profita-
bic disposition can be made of it.
To DRY a mare up in her milk, feed
her straw for few days, or little
hay, and rub soft soap on her udder.
Give her reduced amount of water,
Milk the udder out only partially each
day.
IL is true, in a measure, that the ne
cessity of regular dressing, wisping
currying, brushing and hard rubbing
is far greater in the case of highly pam
pered horses, fed in the most stimulat
ing manner, principally on grain, kep;
in hot stables. es.-Farner's Voice
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A FAST RUN.
Not Officially Recorded, but 1t Occurred In
Montana.

Not Officially Recorded, but 1t Occurred In
Montana.
The Railroad club met in the usual
place, and after short business ses-
sion the boys drifted into ''shop" con-
versation. The recent fast run of the
general managers special from Hope
to MisSoula was commented on and
the talk on fast runs became general.
Several stories of remarkable time
made on different occasions were re-
lated, and when the blonde brakeman
got the floor he saw he was expected to
break the record. And he did.
speaking of fast runs" said he,
''why that little Montana Union line
lays over everything | ever saw. No
Dutch clocks or anything else to
hold a man down there. l worked
for that road when Bob Smith was
dispatcher, and when he told the boys
to wheel 'em' we all knew what it
meant. One day we were going north
and were delayed in various ways until
we reached Stewart. Bob wired the
con. at that point that he wanted ourap
train to get over to Garrison as quick
as God would let u.s. We had clear
track when we started, and it wasn't
long before the telegraph poles looked
like a picket fence. The biggest BURST
of speed was reserved for the heH4er
strctch-tfrom Deer Lodge to Garrison.
eleven miles. We didn't stop at Deer
Lodge, but as we approached the place
the engineer sounded the whistle as
usual-and you may take my head for
a football if the slow sign ia the Gar
rison yards wasn't passed by our train
before that whistle had ceased to
Sound!'
This made the boys look weary, but
the ''bralSy" hadn't finished yet. He
continued:
''Well, we put our train away and
were resting ourselves, when we
glanced up the track and saw dark
streak approaching at lightning
gait. We were astounded for an in
slant, but as it slowed up we readily
recognized it as the shadow of the
train we had just brought in"
And the boys all rose up, and, after
presenting the relator with regular.
ly signed license, the club adjourned.
Chicago Chronicle.
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AMONG THE POULTRY.

SUNFLowER seed add luster to the
plumage.
OATS are one of the very best feeds
for moulting heps.
THE Pekin ducks develop early and
are good market fowls.
GEESE thrive on plenty of good pas
turage and plenty of water.
TRAIN the young poultry to roost in
the poultry house from the start.
IT does not pay to be economical by
starving the young growing fowls.
To BE certain of having fresh eggs
now, care must be taken to gather them
daily.
A POUND of copperas dissolved in two
gallons of water makes good disin-
fectant. ~ s,u~=-s7
IF you have a number of good old
hens, do not change them for pullets.
Keep some of the old hens.
The roosts should be low, especially
for large, heavy fowls, and should all
be of the same height.-St. Louis Re-
public
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laid down to govern position of reel for
varying kinds and conditions of grain.
This can be ascertained only by exper-
imenting until best results are secured.
The reel should not run parallel
with sickle, but the outer end
should stand several inches for
ward in order to place grain upon
platform with butts in advance of
heads, as the butts are always retard-
ed by coming in contact with the fall
ing grain. In standing grain, the ma
chine should run about level. It takes
but a moment when starting up
grade to tilt the machine forward, and
vice versa. 1t should be so well bal
anced that the tongue will play on the
neck yoke much of the time. Ofcourse
this cannot always be done, particu-
larly with the old five-horse steplad-
der machines, but these are back num-
bers now, and the new, low, sensible
ones do not have so much swing in
mid-air. 1T is cheaper and more hui
name to carry the machine on its
wheels than on the horses necks 1t
should, therefore, be tilted back when
the driver leaves his seat; if it stands
long the binder may be shifted back
also.-George Z. Petit, in Orange Judd
Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

The southern and Pacific states suf-
fer least, though the mountain states
and some of the extreme northern
states enjoy nearly equal immunity.
California, for instance, had but one
barn struck in three years col, '92, '93)
and no dwellings; Colorado had none
struck in the same time; Arizona none;
District of Columbia none; Indian ter
ritory none; Nevada none; Wyoming
none; Washington only one barn and
one house in 1891, and so on. The cen
tral states suffer most. New York had
80 barns struck in 81, 1T in '92, and SO
in '93; dwellings, 5 in 81; % in '92, and
26 in '93. Michigan mad 26 barns in '91,
70 in '92, and 35 in 90. Pennsylvania,
20 in '91, 73 in '92, and % in 93. Ohio
had 26 barns struck in both '91 and '92,
and Is in '93; dwellings,, +, 4, and 13,
respectively. Indiana, in the same
three years, had 81, SO and 30 barns,
and z, 9, II houses. Last year 336 per-
sons were ki1Iea, 351 severely injured,
36S barns struck with a damage of
S407, 500; 55 churches, damage un-
known; 261 dwellings, oil tanks, fac
tories and elevators, damage not less
than $351, 200.
Statistical study shows that the risk
from lightning is five times greater in
the country than in the city. This is
accounted for by the tin and metal
roofing, the metal cornices, cutters,
spouting, ETC., and the presence of
electric wires in such great abundance
The oak among trees is most frequent
" struck and the beech least frequent
". The proportion stands about as
follows: One for beech, Is for pines,
40 for other trees, and 54 for oaks
Ohio Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
ABOUT HIVE-MAKING.
Investigate Prices and Buy the Best Quail
ity of Goods.


The bee supply business has in.
creased with great rapidity in the past
ten years. And the large manufacture
ing establishments have been great
help to the beekeeping world. Lum-
Der is brought in carload lots direct
from the sawmill, and after being sea-
soned is made up into hives. Every
hive is perfect in shape and size, by
being sawed and cut by gauges Prob
ably many think they get poor hives,
which is very true, SO many people
want bee hives cheap. In buying cheap
bee hives money is wasted. Buy of a
responsible factory and be willing to
pay for good article. Some factories
charge more for the same article than
others. Investigate the prices and
quality of the goods and buy the best.
Before placing the hive see that it is
clean and contains three or four sheets
of broad foundation. Place the empty
hive on summer stand, where it is to
set when the bees are in it. Be sure
the hives are painted, preferably
with white. Have the rear end the
highest, so no rain will run in the hive.
Let the hives front to the east when
possible. Place them where the morn
ing sun will shine on them, but the aft
ernoon and MONDAY heat be shaded off,
Do not have too big front door for
weak swarms. Swarms are often
caught by fastening an empty hive in
a tree, the hive attracting their atten-
ton the same as hole in a hollow
limb. We do not recommend this,
however, as it seems too much like
coaxing neighbors' bees away from
home in order to steal them.-James
Pearson. in Farm and Home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
WAKEENEY. KANSAS, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1896.
BARN wITHour BEAMS,
It Has No Cross Timbers IN the Way o
Fork or Slingy.

It Has No Cross Timbers IN the Way of
Fork Slings.
Subscribers occasionally ask how to
build barn 45x1oO feet, with base
ment, so as to have no cross timbe in
the way of fork or sings. For such a
barn, l would not think OF using posts
less than "a feet long. With posts so
long, the barn will cost no more than
if the posts were but 16 feet long, ex-
cept the extra lumber used in posts
and siding, and one additional girt,
while it will hold fully double as much
in the mows.
The old way of building barn, if
only 3Ox4O feet, was to have ''strad-
die girt, . big beam" and a ''purlin
beam,' so that with IA or 16-foot posts
there was but very slack space be-
tween timbers, and it was almost out
of the question to use horse fork.
The cut shows single cross bent of
barn As feet wide, with 24-foot posts,
and also shows how 1t may be framed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

his machine superior. But care not
how perfect machine may be,
it will never be an unqualified sue
cess nor add fresh laurels to its
reputation when it is run by a
man without sufficient ingenuity and
energy to properly hitch to and oper-
breaks and long delays are the iegiti-
mate results OF carelessness, pure and
simple, and he who makes getting over
the ground the one prime object, to
the neglect of his machine and
the abuse of his team, may ex-
pect frequent breakdowns and much
bad luck. The saying: Care makes
luck will apply to running a binder,
if to anything. If some little
thing gets out of order and the binder
begins to buck" it doesn't pay to get
in a splutter and make matters worse
by changing things at random. Ihave
learned by experience that the best
plan is to keep a cool head and locate
the difficulty before remedying it, or
even trying to do so. Poor twine is re-
sponsible for a deal of fussing in the
harvest field. 1t is nearly impossi ble
to do good, even work with poor, un-
even twine. The best twine | ever
used was pure MANILA; but SO much So
called pure MANILA is poor MANILA,
that would just as soon risk good,
even grade Of new, white sisal As
machines become old they usually pre-
fer a little. coarser grade of twine than
in their younger days. Good reeling
is indispensable to square, well-formed
bundles, but no ironclad rules can be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
Feeding Poultry in Summer.

Feeding too often is serious mis-
take. If the hens are in good condi-
ton for laying, they will thrive much
better if compelled to come off the
roost in the morning and scratch for
their breakfast than if they walk up
to feed-trough and fill their crops.
The morning feed of grain and seeds
may be scattered in the litter after
they are on the roost at night, so that
they can begin as early in the morn
ing as they desire. Before going, to
-roost at night they may be given all
they can eat. They will digest all that
the crop will hold before morniag.-
Farm and Fireside.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
POULTRY ON FARMS.
1t Yields More satisfactory Profits Thar
Any Other Stock.

1t Yields More satisfactory Profits Than
Any Other Stock.
The farmer has plenty of room on
his farm for poultry, and the land SO
devoted will return as large, if not
larger profits than an equal area
planted to a crop or used for other
stock. Cheap houses can be built to
shelter a hundred or more fowls, which
will bring in the cash in the winter
season by producing eggs, thus large
ly aiding him to purchase many neces-
saries while waiting for his crops to
grow. There is but little risk of loss
in keeping hens if they receive only a
part of the attention bestowed on
animals, and a very large percentage
upon the cost is the certain return that
may be realized by a farmer, on
small scale, where the business is con-
Quoted properly. There is more profit
in raising choice poultry and making
a speciality of eggs, considering the
cost and outlay, and which can be had
annually, than from any other sources,
not excepting COWS, pigs or sheep, and
yet the animals are fed and cared for
at an expenditure for labor that would
be considered appalling if bestowed
on the hens, though the hens pay cash
dividends daily for all they receive.
Farmers would do we'll to look into this
matter, and now is the time to consider
it. Good fowls of any of the improved
breeds may now be had at very rea-
sonable price, and we call the atten-
ton of those who have the facilities
for keeping fowls of taking advantage
of their ortunities.-Prairie Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
Unconscious Sarcasm.

Handsome house you have here"
Jones friend observed, as they entered
the gate.
"Oh, no, couldn't afford to own a
place like this" said Jones, gloo,cily;
Il rent it.
by the way" said his friend, ''who
lives in that queer little box of a place
next door?"
''Oh. that's the man rent FROM"
Jones replied. Chicago Times-Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

Interesting Figures Compiled by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Do lightning rods protect? The
question comes up every year, is dis
cussed and settled-untiI another sum-
mer arrives. Already we have ac-
counts of number of barns and houses
being struck by lightning this season,
and the lightning-rod man is reaping
harvest in those localities. The de-
partment of agriculture has just issued
a bulletin on the subject by Alex. Nc
Adie, of the weather bureau. He tells
us that the records of the bureau for
five years, 189O-1S94, shows that 1,12O
lives were lost in the United States
from lightning, an average of 224 per
year. The records of fires kept
by insurance companies, etc, show
that from 1885 to 1890, inclu-
sive, 1920 fires were caused
by lightning, involving a total
loss of S8, ,386, s26. In the next three
years, 1891-93, there were 1856 fires.
and loss of S5, 922, ,189. Or in years
ther4 were 4, 175 lightning fires, with a
loss of S14, 309,O1 The records show
that during ten years ending with
1898, there were 2,679 barns struck, 129
churches, and S31 dwellings, The fol-
lowing table shows how the number of
buildings, ETC., struck varies in differ
ent wears.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
AGRICULTURALHINTS.
RUNNING A HARVESTER.

It Calls for Considerable Ingenuity ON the
Part of the Operator.
Of the various machines and imple-
ments used on the farm, there is none
SO delicate and complicated, or requir-
ing the exercise of more skill and in
genuity on the part of the operator,
than the self binding harvester. The
standard machines of to-day have come
through and are the result of such
a long and thorough course of deve1-
opment and improvement, and manu-
facturers have followed so closely the
same general lines of construction,
that one can hardly make mistake in
the selection of machine SO long as
he is satisfied to stick to the standards.
But the man who allows himself to be-
come too enthusiastic over something
''new and novel," and invest in ma
chinery which embodies radical
changes in principles of construction,
may expect to soon have an out-of-date
machine on his hands. While principles
may be correct, a course of develop
ment and improvement is required be-
fore best results are reached in their
application.
There are no less than eight binders
of different manufacture used within
two miles of where write, all giving
satisfaction, so far as / know, and
probably each owner could name one
or more points in which he considers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
A Gigantic Mind.

Restful Reagan Say, that Happy
Hogan's got der intellecl1, 1 tell yer
wot!
Saturated SSam-Wot's e a bin doin'
now?
He wos robbin' beehive an his
hand got stung an swelled; an he
lays down an hollers he's snake-bit,
and then lin an unctuous whisper) a
crowd O. jays come runnin' and made
i'm drink quart o. whisk y!''-Puck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
An Assignment for Him.

81 have an assignment for you, Mr..
Grafik," said the editor to the new re-
porter. Are you married?"
mo, SIR
81 thought not. Get married in.
Stantly and let me have three-coIumn
article by ten o'clock on how to man.
age wife. Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

the liquids run a pump carries to the
broad, fiat pile that may burn unless it
is soaked through it. Almost ali of us
may build cistern and save the sta
bic liquids which are the most valua-
ble part of the manure, and though we
may not sport tank on wheels to
spread it, we may, like the people of
France, whose tillage is noted the
world over, pump it frequently upon
the drying heap of solids. Economy
of manure is what we need to learn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
InfPRoYED HENS NEST.

slat yard-s1ats on top also-in which
water and food are kept constantly.
The hen can go out into the yard at
any time, eat and drink. and has nc
temptation to wander away and let
her eggs get cold. Where several hens
are sitting, a contrivance like this for
each saves all bother of looking after
them, ID see that two do not get on one
nest. &c. You put food and water in
the dishes-the hen does the restI''-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

ITO ''pile on agony is popularity
supposed to be an Americanism. 1t is,
however, found in one of the letters
of Charlotte Bronte, and was used in
English popular literature before the
beginning of the present century.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
ALife-SaHine A PursuIt.

"a great many lives will be saved by
the discovery of the north POLE" said
Mr.. Bloobumper in reply to friend
who was discoursing on the uselessness
of the search.
How do you make that out?"
1T won't be necessary for so many
explorers to die in the effort to find it. -
Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
PRESERVING MANURE.

The Method in Vogue Among the ASri-
culturists Of France.
How the French preserve manure is
shown graphically in recent bulletin
of the agricultural department at
Washington. From a cistern where
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13
IMPROVED HENS NEST.

It's Inventor Calls 1t the Very Best Thing
Yet Discovered.
The accompanying illustration shows
the very best way to set hen that has
yet been discovered, SO far at least as
the writer is concerned. The nest is
made in a roomy box, with a cover.
Nailed to one side of the box is a little
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

No man can tell whether he is rich
or poor by turning to his ledger. He
is rich according to what he is, not
according to what he has.-H. w.
Beecher.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
WORK OF LIGHTNING.

Interesting Figures Compiled by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-13

It Calls for Considerable Ingenuity ON the
Part of the Operator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-27

which the government was conducted,
as / was born in q free country and
always believed in asserting my rights.
My case is in the hands of the British
Minister, and L expect to receive in
demnity for being compelled to leave
the country.
"I do not believe-in fact, / am
satisfied-that the residents of the
islands do not care to be annexed to
the United States. They only make
the assertion as q pretext to get the
favor of the American people.
thought a great deal of President Dole
at one time, but / have changed my
opinion. The way he has acted in this
whole matter is anything but Chris
tian-like, and, as President, he is only
a tool, as he has to be dictated to by
an armed mob
81 believe the ex-queen has been
most shamefully treated. Joaquin
Miller, at her trial, expressed my SEN
ments to a dot when he said she was
the only Christian there"