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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

que. Unner this acr sror.s
"u q ccded Sioux lands lr,n.tirFs
me and districts above MlIalh
rasr uurias the past three or fo,,.
tha1r m"ue co htnntat iea nroaf IN
,anst 't.ies, applied fog the vea,ss g-
49,. tins IN which 10 mike nav
~. lhe purchase money. and urtu
= recent ruling Of the serreta,% -
iuserlor every application me-
1870 Settlers on the ceaa6 So
.anus are required to nav : oa..aa4
pIice per acre for their hand A. aaa
Zen 20 the regular land ofine o.. !,
Voniullssions OF 81 on aars Tao aiu
Nhlie botne>Teaders on nuhlic lo,aaaF
reQuIred TO pay Oily the final Soc
COMMISSIONS unless They elac, -
mute their entries i,efore 49,
tsh or I'VE years. when tlah. Ia na
wotla cost them Sl.25 ner ,oro \, alu
slon 70 the final fees ana cou,va,sN
800, cas- or Stiilman r. Mnnlton
So OF me coded Sioux LANDS M ,ha
.aerialn district, the secrets W. -
interior rejects his a~pniicafion ,cr
az extension OF time TO mako nay-n
= tnm purchase money. Lolaipg i, So
seahce that the Joint rasoI,,,inn
sep ~, 1890, does not amir -
s1rs who commute their antr,as
.ourteen months residence mt nnp.
NOSE who make proof at the ayr,rat ~
~ ene Time granted them by law .sTba
co~lnnutation Of a homestead" savs the
sectetars rs the privilege os mattrn
llnhl proof and paying the minimr-s
49, OF The lsnd at any time artar
tIteeh months residence and rpIfj-
saiioh SUBSEQUENT to entry II he Geo.
ms ne does II al his own electlon nm
uoeS not require. but permits II ~
sa- such legislation would con
fnona osienl, ""uid be wholly super
case OF failure OF croTs tbe tntaru5t-
ommnte could simply ahandon 20
purpose 70 communication fbe rfn,a hn
ms az ieast, The ddy of ngvnen,
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
Don't NEGLECT THIS
an amendment Permitting Count,..
10 hcnd FOR lrriuation


oHs OF The amendments which is m
IN voted upon Is 10 ALLOW ..any counrv
municipal corporation, civil rownshtn
alstricl or other subdivision" 10 mem
AZ h1affthsnal Indebtedness OF 10 rsar
cenI q rs assaasen xafumfl0n f,.x,a.S
me Present limitation OF : ner ear,.
Ior the purpose of providing water
Tor Irrigation and domestic uses brIf.
further provides that such additional
irdebtedness shall not be incurred
without a majority vote of the eIec+oyS
favor thereof. This amendment
VIII hardly receive the recognition thar
IL w0nld have received mmadiately
after ITS passage the Increased rain.
faA or the past two years having lin
ited the desire Tor irrigation. Then
many people are adverse TO granting
EXTENDED powers of increasing indeDt-
ednsss and on that ground will likely
oppose II. There Is no question that it
w0nld be a good law for communities
which are IN need Of increased water
supply, bur II h a statute which can
DE abused and sho1ld be given con
slaerarion before voting upon X.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

Last spring Lincoln county farmers
vsre greatly annoyed by h disap-
pearance OF many hogs and Young cat
tie belonging 10 them Finally George
Robinson, q farmer, had Tim Parks
and GeTrgs Louvre arrested for sreai-
ing q number Of has hogs. The men
were held 70 appear before the October
ERIN OF circuit court, and III defauit of
500 bonds We're lodged III Jail. where
they have since remained Prior 10
losing the hogs four calves belonging
TO Robinson disappeared, and since
ti2e incarceration of Parks and L0wrie
he has been doing n little detective
work ON his Own account Some time
after the disappearance OF the calves
he received an anonymous letter, tell
ing him 10 ask Louis Schn0sey, q
Union county farmer. about the mat
ter. This he did, and was Informed by
Sehna.aY fhaT he had purchased four
calves answering the description from
Mrs. Henry Frinkman, q sister or
Lowris's. and that he had sold them q
few DAYS before 10 a man who had
taken them 10 q ranch near Chamber
lain Robinson came TO Chamberlain,
found the calves and identified them as
his OWL. and Schn0sey also idsntlfied
them a. the ones he had purchased
from Mrs. Frinkman. When ques-
toned the lady said she bought TIE
calves from Parks and L0vrie, thST
having claimed that they hao taken
them on q thresning bill An add
tiouaI charge was therefore lodged
AGAINST the two men q few days ago.
and they were taken from jail long
enough To make answer. Ihey stann
g good chance OF remaining ID jan ror
some time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
FEEDING
"it of Experiment.. an r-rsuu q.
iaGp ro Cows

"es"it of Experiment.. An r--suu ii.
iase 10 Cows
AZ experiments IN feeding sllage 10
o""s ~ the New York experiment sta
tioh, ~ was found that when corn silapa
replaced some other food or the amoun
q siiage IN the ration was Increased.
loifoWed IN seven instances a
III the cost OF milk lfive tinas
- uecreiise was slight. once there
az " sHshI increase In the cost and
- one instance little chance. There
"As AL increase IL the yield OF milk
- ga INSTANCES tfwiee the increase WAS
sAshtj ahn III thrAe Instances a slight
uecfehse, less than normal. When the
cAahge was from a ration containing
corn silage 10 one containing less silace
or not any there followed an increase
IN the cost OF milk IN four
ana little change once. There was a
aecreiise III the milk yieli la -fou.~in IL
slahees tOnce -small-less than normal
aha Iittle change in one instance. When
corn siiage replaced some other food
IN the ration 0r the amount OF silage
increased, there followed Il decrease
III the cost Of fat in six instances fanea
Dut litrieA a slight Increase In csSt
rwlee II q little change in ONE In
stance. There was IN Increase IN thp
amount OF tar IN rive instances three
lines slight, little change IN amount
three times, and Il small decrease once.
Nhef; THE change was from a ration
continuing corn silage TO one contain
ing less or not any, there followed an
increase IN the cost OF far IN I'VE ia
stances Tin three OF them the increase
was small. There was Il decrease In
the amount OF rat IN three instances
and little change in amount twice.
When the chansa IN ration was TO more
siiage or 10 silage n place Of ON
n food, there followed Vn increase
N ttae per cen OF fat III the milk in
sIx instances fttr-ae times the increase
WIS slight y decrease IN two instances
ald little change NEE. After n chang
from a ration containing cern siia.e
10 n containing less silage ~ nor
any. there followed D decrease in tho
per cent OF fat in the milk In rwo in
stances. an increase in rwo instances
tone or them slight. and little change
one In general. there has been an
increase IN milk flow accompanying the
Use OF cOrn silage in the ration and at
the same time an increase in the
amount OF fat, the per cent OF fat not
diminishing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
T,hr Rnrs..

In judging the merits of a horSe for
draft. the carriage OF the saddle, the
characteristic Indications OF the head
and adjacent parts are very important.
There are. of course. numerous differ
ences of conformation characteristic of
different breeds rather than of merits
and defects. bur there are Also certain
benusies which, should be sought for in
ali breeds OF these. smaliness of the
head Is one, for n small head rs always
preferable 10 a large one IN the same
breed. The eyes. roo, should be large
and wide open. indicative of coed
sight. A large forehead rs D desirable
beauty. and large, well opened nostrils
show the nasal and respiratory organs
are In good condition. The lips should
be firm, not fiabby, and the lower jaw
should he set easily Ia the tarynx. TO
permit the head 10 move freely from
the neck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

proportion or lem meat ~ pork. Snd
In part because OF tiae feed conditions.
The great corn crop OF hast sasun
with the prospective large crOp follow
ing II this wear. make the great faffen-
ing grain of fife West abundant and
cheap, and this Is the situation that
renders heavy hogs plenty and ligt1t
ones comparatively scarce AS fhc
market always pays the least for that
which ~ most abundant. and the most
for that which lis fhe least So, the dis
TO continue for some time TO come.
The only objection 10 this is that the
margin is not wide enough. There
never has been q time yet when pack
ers and Killers could not have secured
wei fed lean hogs II they had bee
willing TO pay for them. The whole
question is one of feed, the hog OF the
swine belt being q lard hog, because
the swine belt ~ practically the same
as the corn belt. This class of feed
naturally makes this kind of nog. and
1t Is made more easily and cheapiy.
TOO, than N well fed, lear hog he
made for the reason that the carboify-
trafes OF fat@makers are cheaper thar
albuminoids or muscle-makerS. But X
the market will pay for making good.
lean meat, II will get 1t. Nor will
there be- any necessity for changing
breeds In order TO get II, although a
good deal OF change In feeding and
management will be required.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

Tho creamery business Is doing great
things for the farmer and the farms OF
Kansas. The old fashioned, back
b eakins, uncertain modes of butter
making have been superseded by al
most ailssstate accuracy la the process
ct making, and corresponding demand
for excellence In the material used.
II is the farmers golden opportunity,
and It's growing success proves raar II
has gained the appreciation II deserves.
The creamery Is exacting and master
fui; II tolarates mo shirktng or placing
of 4 poor article OF the market, for
only by maintaining a high standard
Il the best paying results be obtained.
III makes the Keeping OF good stock
profitable. and keeps the number of
cattle right up 10 the capacity OF the
farm. lit is emnhnticaliy "A good thing,
this creamery business, and its inrreas-
ing importance is an encouraging sign
or the times and furnishes incentive TO
further effective work IN other agrlcui-
tural branches through combined. fntei-
iigenl effort. and Is thereby a guarantee
of future and increased agricultural
prosperity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

Make your selections of winter stock
carefully.
Next 10 the danger of lice comes the
evil of o-yer-crowdtng
There is no advantage IN p~asturing
100 late.
Young growing sterk should nos be
exposed To cold rains.
Fatfan all stock now that are suffi-
cienrfy matrred.
Close up as many cracks In the quar-
tiers for stock as possible. Warm quar-
tiers save feed.
Begin now TO make preparations for
the nuriber OF fowls You are going to
winter.
Twc.thsrds Of the Diseases of fowls
are either directly or indirectly due n
the presence of vermin-
Get all of h poultry accustomed TO
roosting under shelter before the cold
weather TSss In.
Some poE.rrymen condemn condi-
ton powder and then pour sulphur,
charcoal and ginger In he masbes.
Desirable breeding qualities are fixed
in a herd by a long line of careful Sc
lections and breeding. and Gall be se~
cured IN no other way.
In all mating keep in mind the inv
of breeding, that n offspring gener~
ally takes It's disposition from the dam
and tine confirmation from the sire.
Stockmen believe that rock salt IA
much better for stock than that which
is ground because they simply lick un-
til their wants are satisfied. OF the
ground salt much finds ~ war into the
stomach undissolved, and produces In
ritafion, anil II In sufficient Quzfatity
produces securing.
Experiments NJ the Iowa station nnd
also at the Texas sutton showed t1sEt
cotton seed meal may be ted 10 dRiE r
COWS IN quarlt1tics OF tnroe 70
pounds per day without a1fecttzE
of butter, and that the nse Of -
adds TO tho tirmnzss OF huttux.
This IDlAl caunot he nzfe1y
dtrecttr hogs 1yu0tRg akeef
IN the meal Dslfzr n1 1n5x4Et
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
First MiIk After Carving

The first milk given after caiving IS
called colostrum. 1T contains Il large
proportion OF alhUminoids and is some
what laxative. 1t rs not lit for food.
except for the newly born. In natural
milk & small amount OF arbumen Is
present. but II eolosrrum the albumen
often exceeds the amount of casein,
and Tiit--t. two constituents may form
over fifteen per cent of the milk. The
percentage of sugIr in colosrrum is
usually low, fite TAT IS normal. The
composition OF colosrrum changes rap
idly, and within Il few days after birth
or the calf natural milk Is given. After
his The percentage OF fat IN the milk
from any cow varies more or less
from day 10 day. even If her feed, care
ana general treatment are alike. The
caIssS Of the sudden changes are not
always known. in fact. the fat often
seems u increase or decrease without
any eaIise. Sometimes the fat contents
changes over thirty per cent within
rwenry-four hours. As the period OF
~facra1i1n progresses there is a tendency
IN gradually increase I'D the total solids
and tire nifysiral condition OF the milk
is SD Altered thar cream rises less cas-
ily.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

experiment. station Is thus described
by Pref Robertson: A quantity on
about rive quarts OF skim milk WAS
heated 10 205 degrees for about q
minutes, after which. and while ex-
posed 10 the atmosphere of the butter
making room. it was cooled TO no de
rrees. IL was left IN a ni0sed glass
st0ppered bottle at the ordinary tenn
perarurea of the dairy room from 90 to
20 degrees for five days. 1t WAS hen
found 10 be- c~oaguiared and ia possess
q mild, pure iactic-aeid flavor. which
became more distinct after 1t had been
kept IL c0id waite III q temperature
of 40 degrees for three davs. That was
the culture. The flavor OF II was such
As war characteristic OF cream from
which fine favored butter had always
been obtaintd, and fermentation start
ers for the %riDening OF cream Were
prepared from IT. A fermentation
starter may be prepared from skim
milk which rs oure. sweet and free
from rainf. IL should he heated to
150 degrees and left at that
ture ten minutes. TT NAV then be
cooled 10 a temperature OF ~ degrees,
when j portion OF the culture as de
scriised above at the rate OF 10 per cent
or the quantity OF the skim milk sliauld
be added To IT That becomes the
fermentation starter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

he's. and TINS prevent ~unwindinc. As
the st1nning proceeds the men will
have TO stand on barrels, or some other
elevation. TO ennbie them TO swing the
carcass clear Of the ground. The ait-
paratus a he used o lifting hogs.
sheep, etc, but need not be made so
strong or tall. The whole thing is en-
rireiy homemade and ensftys construct
ed If no tree is convenient 10 support
one n of b pole. a post can be set
IN ITS place or three rails, Fastened
near the top and set up like a tripod,
will do very we'll. Il. Henry, st
Chair County. IIlirois.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
FoR cALF.FEEDrNG
a Who Clafms 40 Hnvs
sfruck tine Ideal Plnn.

a Farmer vino Claasns 40 Have
STRUCK tine Ideal Plan.
We feel that we have now after Try
ing nearly ali the different ways Of
Feeding and caring for calves. struck
tlse ideal plan. We wean at from three
90 five days 1. age, feed dams milk,
fresh from cow, whole, for the first
two weeks. then mix this with skim
milk. adding q little more of the latter
each DAY until the calf Is about one
month old. when we feed ON skim milk
entirely, with a small amoun OF
ground and cooked ma seed 10 take
tine place of butter rat taken ont OF the
milk. Having a Baby separator ard
separating the milk warm from the
cows and feeding tile skim milk imme-
diataiy. gives the cal res perfectly
sweet milk.
W~e.always aim To feed each calf inst
q little less rhnn he wants, but never
over ten quarts Mt a feed night and
morning. This feeding Is always done
by the same man. and not left TO the
boy, or whoever happens TO have the
NEST time. The greatest and o fire.
uuent mistake rs in feeding a calf too
much al one time. We also give II
catves what they will eat UP clean of
the same feed the cows get. usually
corn and oats ground. equal parts by
weight. This feed is put into a large
trough where ali car have ecces 10 IL.
During this time of year we turn
them into a small pasture lot IN the
day time, not SO much for the grass
they get as for the exercise n fresh
MIR When Sta them have large
reony box stalls, and when Feeding
them milk each cali is sanctioned, so
that they canno ger at each other 10
suck ears, I'M are thus kept perfectly
dry. We have, under has treatment,
raised the finest, largest. strongest and
most vigorous crop OF calves we have
ever raised.-O. r. Thompson, IN Wall
aces Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
Handling Milk

The first operation after the milk -
drawn from the COW is TO strain IT,
For this Use a flannel cloth If the best
work is desired, selecting such goods
as will not fill or thicken So that the
milk will not run through 1t. says II
T. Gurley III Breeders Gazette.
Cotton srrainers will do good work
by using several rhicknesses. "A wire
strainer is good, but not the best.
After the milk rs strained. If 1t be- used
for butter making ON the farm, IL
should be put in process OF separation
immediately. IF the separator Is lsed
the most efficient work can be secured
by putting the milk through IT as fast
a. it rs received from tue COWS. II the
gravity system Is used have the cream
set as soon as possible, as the best re-
suits are secured In this way. This is
the case especially with the deep, cold
system OF cream raising II the milk
is 10 go off the farm for shipment TO
the CITY. TO the creamery or no the
cheese factory. or. III fact. for any
either ! now think OF, IL should
be rapidly cooled rs fast as drawn
from the cows. For this purpose /
know of nothing better than the star
cooler. which will cool the milk 10
within u few degrees OF the water
used In cooling. and will do IT very
quickly. More dairymen stumble over
this work OF cooling their milk quickly
and thoroughly than any other point.
Cleanly milk and quick, thorough cool
ing make a dairvman an enviabie REP
urarion with nj parties who handle
his milk. Milk "a be cooled IN n short
time by setting the cans III d vat OF
water at n low temperature n then
%agirating II quite frequently with 4 I'm
disc about four inches III diameter at
rached to a wire handle. s oft can I've
used like a churn dash 10 agitate n
milk In che cans BY close attention
anu plenty of fresh pumped or ice.-cold
wafer. milk can he cooled in a short
time after milking Is done. There Is
nothing produced on u arms that
calls FOR such a high grade OF work as
respects cleanliness as ~ required in
the care OF milk. The OF
milk and produce made from IL are be-
ginning 10 realize this fact, and viii,
IN the near future, 6emand and com
Del the dairyman TO do better work.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

on stakes IS or 20 inches high. gf
there rs a shed convenient. the hack
and the stakes can he sawed by tack
ing the trough against the shed Pr
ia your food, and after they have
founa. II they wall keep close TO IT. In
this WY Won n fatfen yoEr turkeys,
and the other poultry receives very lit
tie OF II. The narrow front side ~
open. not closed. as n engraving has
shown it.-John Il. Hutchinson, In
Practical Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22
what Causes soft Russerr

Answering this query the dairy edt
O OF the Northwestern Farmer says:
at would be impossible 10 diagnose
this case or suggest a remedy without
"A more fun description or the food OF
the cow. etc. There are essentially
three kinds OF fnt IN cows burrer.
oietn. resembling olive oil when sep
arated from the others; paimatiE, re-
sembliug palm oil. and stearine. re
sembliug beef taliow. AS n oiein,
nsimatfn or ~stearine rat predominates
In n the butter will be hard or soft.
Stenrfna. of course. Is the hard fat
and the srrearer percentage OF this rat
= pufrer contains the harder II will he.
Winter butter usually contains a high
or pcrcentnge Of ~stearine than does
sumrer butter, and consequently a
lower -percentAg OF the soft fats. i
md that the character OF the feed very
often has a great deal no do with the
firnnes or softncss OF the butter. Do
not rive ary feed containing much oil
and feed on a dry well maffred food.
GREEN corn exclusively fed often
makes a soft huffer. as q also oil
meal when fed IA quantities. Try
rser,,ur the cream IN Il q o pince, say
nor above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while
Il A. ripening. then cftuTn at q temper
af1rrs THAT will bring the butter In not
less than thirty minutes. Then Just
as nurrer Is breatsing add a little salt
aud aisr. one mar 'of very colo wa
Ter for every gallon or cream
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

~
The illustration represents an APP
parsaryfs which makes the sllnning and
dressing of beef on the farm a compaF-
arfveiy~e cas- matter. In the crotch or
fork OF n good-sizeu tree place end
OF a stout pole. Rest the other end on
n fork formed ny fastening together
two 4x4-fnch scantlings or other SINH
lar timf.ers, by means of n rope or
~sray-chain. and spreading apart at the
bortom, To the pole or rross-piecp at
tach two strong hopes long enough 10
reach the ground. Tie 10 the ends or
these ropes a :sx:j-inch oak or other
hard wood scanfliug 4 feet long. with
two pins inserted IL either END NJ
right angles no each other About y
inches from each end of this square
timber round of a space about 3 inches
long ON which place twD iron rings.
To the rings attach iron hooks or stay
chains. After the animal Is KILLED and
the hind legs skinned, insert the hooks
In the large tendon above n hook
joint.
Two men, one at each end OF the
gambrel, can easily lift the carcass.
either raising II OF the ground Mt
once. or q short distance Mt a time. II
can be secured at any height by
mems Of n rop "A. which is arranged
with n series OF loops. These ara
slipped over h turning pins or hand
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

Ballin ore, Oct IL Archbishop Ire
land of vt. Paul arrived in baltimore
thiF morning for the purpose OF paying
a visit TO Cardinal Gibbons. The arch
blsnop was asked for an interview on
the political situation IN the West, but
declined 10 talk, saying me had SAID
enough about politics already.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

NinpeapoIis. Oct. T.-ieren Gagne,
night watchman nj the Federal puliet-
ing. was Instantly killed by q car
while cuasting on his wheel
the tracks CD the interurDan nne al
qairty-frst and University avenues
southeast this afternoon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

The length should vary according 10
the number OF turkeys. Make the end
boards of n piece 7 inches square.
Take TWO boards. : inches ny = feet for
fop and back, then one = inches by =
feet for bottom. and then one 6 inches
by = feet for the front or oblique side.
Now nail them 10 their respective
places. as shown in the cut. Then put
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

The premium ON light hogs is still
mantained ut the principal live stock
markets, and this struation seems like
~ ts continue far some time 70 come.
This n In part bccause of the growing
deuiand from tnescuusumer fnra large
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

suck AIRS, and are TINS perfectly Dry
about : inches shorter than the others.
and the pail will tip forward about
right. Fasten a piece OF siieepskin on
rhe seat, or faek on a cloth and stuff
with ffne nay, and milking will be a
comfortable j0b-H. n. Powell, IN
Practical Fnrmer.