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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1896-10-29
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1896-10-29
RATES OF ADyERTIsING.
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Of
fetal Register for Battle Mountain
Precinct is now open between the
hours of 10 clock A. NJ. and o'clock
=. NJ. of all legal days prior to the
xIst day OF Ocisber. 1890,
For the registration of names Of all
legal voters of such ELECTORAL precinct,
prlor to the general election to he held
On the 3rd day of November, 1896.
Naturalized citizens will be required
10 produce their papers at the lime
they present themselves for registra.
tion
l.. A. LEMAIRE,
Registry Agent for Battle Mountain
p,ecinct, Lancer County, Nevada
Battle Mountain, August, 81, 1896.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Warming against the use of nicotine
as an insecticide for fruit is given. 1t
is deadly poison. M
Grain that is sown late should be
sown more thickly than if sown early,
for more of twill fail to terminate.
ut is said that if seed corn is placed
in an open box and subjected to140 de-
grees of heat. it will dry out quickly and
without injury. is%
There will be a growing market for
good muttons for years to come. The
proportion Of poor sheep that comes to
market is very large.
The standard weight of wheat is 60
pounds, but when wheat has been grown
q series of years on the same ground, it
will hardly come up to the standard.
Forty years ago the Concord grape
was originated by Ephriam W. Bull,
who recently died. The Concord was
developed from wild grape, and it is a
good enough grape for any body.
There should be care exercised in
feeding new CORN to animals. We he
lieye that injury is possible from feed.
ing. too much. ibough it.is.a practice to
feed swine esiseial lly, al they i, will eat.
Farmers Voice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
NOTES FOR REEKEEPERs.

Allow no stock of any kind to run in
the apiary during the winter.
Windbrealls around the beehives dur
ing the winter are very beneficial.
Do not allow hives of bees to stand
on high benches; set them down close
to the ground.
If the bees need feeding there is moth
ing better than to put frame of sealed
honey in their hives.
Do not feed bees at night. 1t throws
them off their guard, interferes with
their regular routine of work and is
generally detrimental
If the weather is too cold for the bees
to come out, and they must be fed, feed
in the hives and try to keep all covered
up as warm as possible. a
To prevent robbing close the entrance
SO as to give passage for only single
bee at time This is effective if the
bees will defend themselves.
Many beekeepers may profit in les
sons of neatness and cleanliness from
the bee, especially in marketing the
products of the bees labor. Care in
placing products upon the market in a
neat, cleanly shape insures better
prices.
To make the most out of keeping bees
there must be the best bees, the best
hives and all modern appliances A'man
must also have a liking for the business.
If he is not willing to spend the time
on the bees that they require for their
proper management, he had better let
them alone.-St Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
ENsILAeE FOR HOGS.

Prof. Henry Says That 1t Is Not Very
Profitable Ration
At the experiment station we have re-
peatedly tried to use corn silage, and
in two instances clover silage, for hog
food, says Prof. Henry, in the Breed
ers' Gazette, but always with jill or no
success. Reports have been current
from time to time of the successful
feeding of si1age for hogs, but l do
not know Of anyone who continues
such feeding. 1t is entirely possible
that hogs otherwise starved will eat
considerable silage, but it certainly
would not be profitable practice.
What farmer would think of combining
his hogs to a lot without other food and
throwing them green corn only, run
through feed-cUtter, ears and all, and
expect them to eat this food, make sat
isfactory gains and give profitable re-
turns thereflcm? Would he not rather
expect his hogs to pick out the ears
from the whole mass and largely waste
the leaves and stalks? Now, ii this is
true with green corn, how much more
must it be SO with the same material
after it has rested in, the silo for sew
eral months?F do not believe corn
leaves and cornstalls profitable food
FOR hogs in any shape.
On the other hand, believe that q
reasonable quality of clover tops,
taking the leaves and heads,can be sue
cessfully used with brood sows after
the following plan: Place the finer
parts of clover hay in a barrel, pour
pyer the same boiling water, and when.
well softened stir iii the grain food re5
buried. The. clover thusssupplied gives
bulk to the food. and some Of it will
certainly be digested. 1t is important
Ehat~stoek h9gs, and especially brood
lows, have feed which is bulky, in order
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
THE CITzhN FREDERICK Md FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 8 9

1n,o air. With the certainty ID car
rier pigeons, they started OF a once
for home, arriving there in an incred-
IDLY short time, with the packets secure
upon their backs
Naturally this project would only be
possible in summer and in warm eli
mates, for the reason that the bees
would be unable to endure severe
weather. Bees would have the adyan-
tage over pigeons or birds because of
their invisibility. Nor would there be
any difficulty in going through the
enemy's lines. The apiculturst says
that they could travel so miles quite as
easily as they could four.
Though this is the first time that bees
have been suggested as army messen-.
gers, there have been many cases when
they have proved invaluable as defend
ing forces. At one time, several cen
turtles ago, the city of Tamly, in the
Spanish territory of Xiatine, was be-
sieged by the Portuguese. The invaders
were winning bastion after bastion,
when the beleaguered citizens were
struck with a brilliant project. They:
brought all the hives that they could
find in the place and set them upon the
city wall, building great fires under
meath them. The smoke and the flames
so incensed the bees that they rushed
out in swarms and few down upon the
enemy, making a panic instanter and
causing them to flee.
Very much the same plan was tried,
and with equal success, by statesman
of Thuringia, whose house was sur
rounded one day by furious mob. He
marched his servants out with all his
beehives and threw them one by one in
the midst of the crowd. A cannon ball
would not have been half as effective
as were these strange and unexpected
weapons. 1t took but few moments to
clear the space around the statesman's
dwelling.-N. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
The Rlpening OF Honey.

Many beebeepers have gone to, con-
siderable trouble to provide solar evap-
Grating tanks and other means to ripen
their honey, and, while it may be neces-
sary in certain localities and with soma
kinds of honey, the average beekeeper
will find that if he will provide plenty
of combs the bees will ripen and seal
the honey under the cheapest and best
possible conditions. and if extracted
and run into vessels that can be covered
tightly, so that it cannot absorb mois-
ture from the atmosphere it will re-
tain the flavor and aroma that is so
highly priced in comb honey Honey
procured under these conditions will
create market for itself if properly
put up and brought to the notice of the
consumer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
EGG.EATING HENS.
A Plan by Which They May Be Cured Of
the Pernicious Habit.

A Plan by Which They May Be Cured of
the Pernicious Habit.
A correspondent writes: cit seems
that too much cannot be said or done
to prevent this worst of evils hen can
fall heir to. 1t is very disgusting to
any poulterer, or even any person who
keeps poultry. When | built my hem
merry l put in just few nest boxes
for the time being, until / had time to
get more, and would not believe it took
only two or three days to learn the
habit of 'egg-eating.' They would quar-
rel over the nest and break the eggs,
then all would run to have piece, until
at last my two largest pens were full
of good-loolling egg-thirsty hens and
were, l thought entirely ruined, for
when l did give them more boxes they
would pick a hole in the shell quite
leisurely and eat the contents. What
was to be done was more than | could
think of for awhile; then | devised a
plan which thought would break some
at least of the habit I made nest boxes
as follows Eight feet long, II inches
deep, and II inches wide, then divided it
into eight nests, with one side of the
box six inches high, SO that when it
was covered they had eight inches left
to enter the nest; then set them one
foot from the floor. In there it was
dark, the space covered by lid over the
box to remove the eggs. In this Sc
Guided spot they would deposit their
eggs, and only one hen could occupy
oocb poc+ o1J cbA hadn't room or liUht
enough TO do much damage. This was
six weeks ago and to-day don't think
! have a hen that will cat an egg. If
some poulterer who is troubled in like
manner will give this trial l am quite
confident he will be amply repaid. >
Poultry Chum.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

The acreage of kaffir corn in Kansas
this year is larger than ever before.
The drought of 1894 taught many farm
ers that they must prepare for adverse
seasons, and the fact that Katlir corn
will stand a dry season when Indian
corn will dry up caused many fields to
be planted with it. The results have
been satisfactory. In some counties Of
the state. notably Montgomery, the
yield Of the KaffiI. corn has run as high
as GO Bushels to the acre, and 80 or 40
bushels to the acre is considered a very
ordinary yieldssAs asbusheI of this corn
will go as far in fattening cattle and
hogs as assbGshel Of the Indian corn, it
can readily be- seen that a great point
has been gained in its successful pre-
lduction. ~a-e go -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

may be run in for repairs or temporary
shelter. The eggs from the poultry
house can be gathered in the shop by
placing a hinged board in the parti
ton behind the nest-a very convenient
and Clearly plan. There is no ceiling
to the workshop, there being no attic
floor over this part of the building. This
gives room to hoist hayracks, cultiva-
tors and other summer implements, or
during summer sleighs, sleds and other
articles of winter use, and store them
over the poultry and swine quarters. A
ring or hook is securely fastened to the
ridge from which slaughtered pigs may
be suspended for dressing.
The poultry house is placed in the
middle to secure warmth in winter. A
yard is also arranged for them behind
the building, as is also pig yard. Many
farmers keep pigs only from spring I'M
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
BEES AS MESSENGERS.
They Carry Dispatches as UnerringIy a
Trained Pigeons.

They Carry Dispatches as UnerringIy as
Trained Pigeons.
1t is more than likely that the next
great European war will be signalized
by some altogether remarkable innova-
tions in the way of carrying military
dispatches. The carrier pigeons of a
quarter of century back are certain to
be superseded, perhaps by storks, per-
haps by sparrows. Experiments have
already been tried with both these birds,
and with fair degree Of success.
The storlS, however, despite his swift
ness of fight and his strength, is too
easy mark tor the Lebel bullet, and it
is questioned whether the sparrow is
sufficiently strong. In this uncertainty
an English a1iculturist offers bees as
messengel war. He has tested their
paclSet-carry g abilities, and can vouch
for theirspeedy return, upon liberation,
to the place whence they came.
Wildcat firstsight the turning of bees
into couriers may seem something of a
joke, it is nevertheless regarded seri-
: ously throughout England. The man
who suggested it took few bees from
his own house to that of friend four
miles away. lie. waited several days, SO
that the bees might become familiar
with their surroundings. He then let a
few of them loose in a room. in which
was plate Of honey. The bees settled
upon this, and while they were busy
eating mock dispatches were fastened
on them by the apiculturist's trained
hand.
The thinnest of all thread bound the
little packets which wereof the flniest
of paper. to the bees backs. Great care
was taken to leate the head and wings
absolutely free. srfe1 windows we're
then opened and the bees thrown out
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
WhAT Hay Is FOR.
"A Negro Hostler Surprised to Learn TIL
Horses Ate 1t.

"A Negro Hostler Surprised to Learn That
Horses Ate 1t.
Stiles Judson, Jr., has a new story. 1t
is true, because he had to pay the doc
tors bill. A short time ago he hired a
colored hostler, and for awhile the
horses under the new mans care pros
pered amazingly. Then they showed
signs of lassitude, and one of them act
ed as if he had the malaria. A veter-
mary was called in, and after he eX-
amined the animals he turned to the
new hostler and asked him what he fed
the horses on.
"Oats, sab" said the darkey.
Don't you give them anything else
but oats ?" asked the veterinary.
''Nothin' but oats and pure watah,
sah," said the darby, who, it was evil
dent from his answer was convinced
that he at least was not to blame for the
condition of the animals.
Don't you ever give the horses cut
hay?" was the next query.
"Hay!" shouted the astonished ne
gro. 60 de lan's sake, does bosses eat
hay ?"-Bridgeport Farmer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

that the digestive tract may be well
ard properly extended. All expert
cnced breeders know that it is not we'll
to keep brood sctzs or stock hogs upon
a concentrated food, the quantity sup
piled for such being small The clover
hay, used as here described, serves a
double purpose and is much relished
by the hogs One hog raiser in our
state always puts up clover hay es-
pecially for his hogs and is much
pleased with it's use in the way de-
Scribed,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
FIG. 2.-GRoUND PLAN.

til fall. In this case the movable par
tition in the front of the pen may be re-
moved when the swine have been slaugh-
tered. The floor is then thoroughly
cleaned and Uttered, when it will pro-
vide an excellent place for the fowls to
scratsh for grain during the winter.
The large doors should be kept open dur
ing the warm, pleasant portion of the
day, particularly if they face the south,
as is intended. This open shed for fowls
is especially important if eggs are de-
sired in winter, in regions where snow
lies thick upon the ground.-Farm and
Home
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
PIGS FOR MARKETING.
How to Realize the Highest Price al
Least Cost of Production.

low to Realize the High hest Price at
Least Cost Of Production.
In rearing pigs for market we should
have definite object in view. This OBJ
ject should be to produce the pig that
will realize the highest price in the
market at the least cost for production.
AS rule, the shorter breeds of pigs can
be produced at less cost than the long
er-sided fellows. The greater distance
the eXtremities are from the heart, the
greater will be the food required to
maintain the animal in life. In select
ing the breed, see that the male animal
has good pedigree, that he is typical
animal of the breed he represents, that
he is descended from animals that have
been in the habit of producing large
litters, and that he is well developed
for his age. The SOW should be select
ed for rapid development, regular
breeding, producing large litters, and
gentle disposition. The brood sow
should be retained for several years, as
old sows produce stronger pigs. She
should be allowed to raise two filters
annually. If we wish to have vigor-
Gus, healthy young pigs, the brood SOW
should be carefully fed. During sum-
mer there is no trouble, as the, SOW
usually has sufficient variety in her
food. With the early spring pigs there
is often heavy loss from the fact that
the sows are given too concentrated
a food and not sufficient variety. No
one variety of grain contains all the ele-
ments of animal life in the proper pro-
portion. Many farmers feed their
brood sows largely on peas during the
winter, with the result that the young
pigs are fabby and weak, and very
often live but a few hours. Milk, roots
and oat chops, bran or shorts, with ac-
cess to earth or sods, make well-bal-
anced ration, and should give good re-
suits if the sow has exercise daily
The Cable
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

washed out two or three years ago.
These washouts frequently happen be-
cause no end of pains is taken with
the top and sides, while the bed on
which the water is to flow is left just
as the man with hoe or shovel dressed
it. Rains make a wide sheet of water
that collects leaves which are piled up
here and there, and the water barely
triekles along. A heavier rain brings
in some stones. The rough, fat water
ways get more and more INSTRUCTED
each time the water finds it's way under
the road. "Of course" says the farm
er, ''culvcrts get stopped up" Yes, and
then they ere washed out bodily and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
GOOSEBERRY CULTURE.

The Secret of Thrifty Growth and Rich
Yields Explained.
During a second visit to the state eX-
pertinent grounds near Geneva, n. ",
in August, / learned the secret OF the
thrifty growth and yield of the goose
berry plants there found in numer-
Gus varieties. The foundation on which
this success primarily rests is good
strong loan, reinforced by yearly,
moderate applications of stable manure
and good tillage. Repeated spraying
with the solution of silver of sulphur,
which the station people prefer to the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
FOR LIFTING HOGS.

A Continuance Which Reduces the Work
to "a Minimum.
This contrivance for lifting hogs or
weight of any kind is handy and help
full. The reader who sends the draw
ing says his neighbors find it handy
to borrow" Two circular pieces of
plank foot in diameter are bolted to-
gether, and ineo these four two-inch
holes are bored at such an angle as
will make the table set firmly on its
six-foot legs. A half-inch iron pin is
set upright in the center of the table,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
LAYERINe eoosEBERRIEs.

than making cuttings, SO far as the
gooseberry is concerned. A single
plant hilled up for inducing the young
canes to strike root along their base is
shown in Fig. / of accompanying sketch.
dozen or more good plants may
thus be made of one strong plant two or
three years old, and these young plants
if properly planted out and taken care
of, will be in shape to give quite a little
fruit the second. season from planting.
American Gardener.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

projecting three inches above. On
this pin a hardwood block six inches
square at base and eight inches high
is placed and it's top mortised cut to
receive the lifting pole, which should
be about four inches in diameter and
IS feet long. This pole should be piv-
oted four feet from large end on pin
passing through the two ends of the
block. On the short end fasten
swivel hook clevis and on the other
rope.-Farm journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
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FAR iiSARDEN.
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T.aE,zTES-S- ry,s7p- ztaserv-z.'s m. --A
BUILDING CULVERTS.

N5ueh Money Is Wasted by Those Who DO
Not Understand 1t.
Where stone is abundant, the best
culver. that can be built is of that ma
terial The next best material is wood
log calvert with poles or planks on
top. TLen culverts are made of heavy
planks, strong and supposed to be DUR
able. Farmers of the eastern states
have been building culverts for 100
years, and ought to know how to build
them properly, but they don't. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
Flq.3.

making. \ rough log is thrown on
either side of the hasty excavation
and short string pieces placed across
them to support the planlls. Fig. 2 is
of similar construction, except that
pianks are set up edgewise in place Of
the logs. Fig. is faulty and eXpen-
sive. Fig. is yet more costly and
equally weak in construction at the
fundamental point. The part needing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

pains to have a clear bed for it under
the road? There is always space ample
for the flow, but so obstructed with
rocks or stones that, when the flood
comes, the stream begins at once to
attack the sides. Perhaps it rises and
flows over the roadway.
Figs. to 4 represent primitive froms
of culverts of different degrees of de-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
COMBINATION BUILDING.
1t Includes Workshop, Poultry House and
Summer Pigpen.

IT. AHCIuU05 tFOtASIIUP3 T OulIry uOu5e Hu1
Summer Pigpen.
A building illustrated includes a COM
bined workshop, poultry house and
summer pigpen. A perspective view of
the structure is presented above in Fig.
1 and the ground plan below in Fig. 2.
The workshop is at one end, where a
good light may be secured either at the
sides or over the bench. 1t has large
double doors so that a wagon or cart
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

ing already begun and in position to
catch any floating substance, there will
be clear waterway in which it will
be difficult for anything to LODGE
Farm and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

The farmer has to
pay for building
them over again.
When there is a
stream flowing all
the time, who ever
saw any one take
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

proof Is that every
heavy rainstorm
washes out innu-
merable culverts-
perhaps the very
same that were
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

fectiveness, but all
Of them may be
found in country
roads. Fig. 1 be-
longs tothe"cordu-
roy" period of road
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

Bordeaux mixture for this particular
purpose, keeps the foliage in good
health, and therefore the wood grow tn
normal and strong, and also the fruit
free from mildew. With the same con-
ditions strong plants and plenty of
good fruit can be produced elsewhere.
here can be no question that goose
berries thus handled can be made a
very profitable crop.
Layering, as stated on former occa-
sions, is far safer and better method
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
- l.. HARGETT 81 Co,
4 . l.. HAKt4ETT 4 Co,
SEED AND
IMPLEME NT HOUSE,

Including Hardware, Woodenwe.re. Paints
Oils, Glass, &c. Often has it been said that
most people are ungyateful. This has not been
our experience altogether. our gradually ~
only the best good upon the l0vOst ana iaifest
basis are appreciated by our many ifleAde ana
patrons. our future gratitude sinai consist OF
promises not only made, ont carried put. ne
will sell the best OF every thing in orr line thai
money can buy, at the lowest living profls
that faithful economy win allow. circulars,
mailed on application, viii give a more ex-
tended account OF what we enumefate. as fol
OWS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

as to remove it at
once. The clllvert
bottom will be
largely self-clean-
ing, and when a
freshet comes, in
stead of a dam be-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

|but level, as water
-does not run fast
when on vel
ground. If it is too
costly to buy an
oval pipe for the
culvert. m a k e a
plank bottom. But
do not lay the