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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

A Troublesome Weed.
only In fields and along roadsides but
In the streets of cities and on vacant
lots and too often in cultivated fields,
where it does great injury to crops.
Its common name, horse nettle, botan-
tcal Solanum Carolinense, does not in
dictate that this weed is closely related
to the cultivated potato, but the bo-
tanical name Of the genus shows close
relationship. An examination Of the
the flowers shows they much resemble
those of the potato, being blush or
whitish IN color. The berry, commonly
called the seed, also resembles that
formed on the potato. The leaves have
large prickles on the midrib and some
of the larger lateral ribs. They are
also slightly hairy. The stem is beset
with numerous stout prickles. Many
OF the related plants Of this genus are
ANIMALS, but horse nettle is deep
rooted perennial, its roots often ex-
tending three feet or more into the
soil. This fact makes it very tena-
cious weed, very difficult to extermi-
nate. For this reason the weed grows
In dense patches, which are carefully
avoided by stock in pastures. would
advise blowing the land at this season,
allowing none Of the leaves to appear.
The plants should be kept down the
succeeding year. Plow the ground
again next summer. Sow thickly with
rye and keep watch of the nettle, al
lowing none to grow. Careful work
for two seasons should remove it.
Prof. L. III. Pammel.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Agricultural Notes.

The farmer who understand his
business does not waste time trying to
raise crops to which his soil and eli
mate are not adapted.
Oats cut in the dough lost thirty-two
per cent in weight, and oats cut in hard
dough lost twenty per cent as COM
ps.zed with oats cut fully ripe.
Digestion tests at the Texas station
show that there is little difference in
the feeding value Of different kinds of
sweet sorghum; a pound of sweet sor-
ghum has greater food value than a
pound of non-saccharine sorghum; as
sorghum ripens woody fiber decreases,
and the fats. starch, sugar and flesh
formers increase; hence sorghusa in
creases In food value till fully ripe.
: The Texas station has successfully
grown fax on sod land; has found that
green crops turned under In dry or
cool weather will not sour tbs land;
that the coast soils of Texas are bene-
fitted by applications of phoeplloric
acid, and warm sandy soils by nitro
gen; that the great quantities Of bat
guano found in Texas contain about
10 per cent Of nitrogen aud is also
rich In phosDhoric acid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Vegetable Forcing House.
A good plan for securing maximum
Of warmth at the least possible ex-
BANK Facing House.

penditure Of internal heat is shown be-
low. Such house is, moreover,
cheaply built wherever loose stones are
abundant, whether the stones be ir-
regularly faced, or simply rounded cob
biestones. A cut is made into the
bank and wall laid up in cement, or
cement and lime. The rear and end
walls should have tile drain just out
side Of their base, coming out upon the
surface at the front. The rear wall
should rise a little above the ground,
which should be graded trife higher
in the middle at the rear than at the
ends, turn aside the surface water.
The tile drain will take care of all wa
ter that soaks down through the
ground. The wall in front is extended
little beyond either end Of the build
ing to retain full bank Of earth
against tile end walls. The interior ar
rangement will, of course, be similar
to any single-roofed forcing house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

Up fors drst use, the next Tor late al.
tumn and the other two Tor winter.
TO bleach celery requires two OF
three weeks In hot weather and double
that time In autumn. When bleached,
use as soon as possible, as 1t is liable
to injury II kept long it hot weather.
That intended for late use should no,
be earthed up or bleached before Octs.
Der. as 1t keeps better and partially
bleaches during the winter months,
Formerly this bleaching was done en-.
tirely by banking UP with soil. Now II
is often accomplished by boards being
placed against the plants and soil filled
In about the stems even with the tops
OF the boards. Anything which keeps
TIE plants from the light bleaches
them. Some even draw them through
drain tile. In all cases the growing
tops must be exposed, as through them
the plants increase In size while being
bleached.-Edgar Sanders.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

4 1
II this n done, It viii be necessary
to gradually increase the rntions Of
the pigs as they grow 1t will be well
enough to arrange plenty Of trough
room at the start. ny allowing ut least
one foot in length Of trough for each
pig that is expected to eat. The best
way of increasing the right quantity Is
to watch them eat. and feed more II
needed. The fact is that the man who
makes the hest success in feeding pigs
must like to stand and watch them
eat. The man who makes 1t rule to
throw in certain quantity of grain
on tile feeding floor, and to pour a GER
tain quantity Of slop into the trough,
and then walk off and give the pigs no
further attention until the next time
to feed, will never make raising pigs
as profitable rs the one who takes suf-
ficient interest to watch them eat, and
is willing, If they can eat up readily
what is given the m, to giva them a
little more.
When grain and slop is being fed.
always give the slop first. But in all
feeding. be sure that they have what
they will eat up clean, and in way
that each animal will be able to rcadi-
ly receive its full share.-Swine Grow.
CT, III Journal of Agriculture.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Raising Celery for Market.

AuAsAnR celery 1OF Market
The methods Of growing celery, like
many other things, have been greatly
simpliied during recent years. varie-
ties have also changed, and instead of
celery being raised merely for autumn
and winter use, it is now frequently
met with in the public markets as early
as July-hence can be had nearly the
entire year. At least two crops are
taken in one season in celery districts.
For early celery the seed is sown in hot
beds and set in the open ground at
the same time as other early crops.
Outdoor sowing is early enough for
getting the crop in by September, and
such may be put out as soon as the
plants are large enough. Generally
this will not be until July 1. The same
sowing should give plants to set out
to Aug: 1. For late planting, the tons
OF the leaves may be shared off. as this
induces more stock growth, keeping
them at the same time good trans.
planting size.
Land already planted to peas, pota-
toes, cabbage, ETC., for early crops. will
answer for celery. Every other row of
potatoes may have the stalks put to one
side and the celery set six inches apart.
Market gardeners set them three plants
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Leaner Pork.

The requirements of the market are
undoubtedly shifting from the lard
toward the bacon hog. The number Of
the lattre kind being used is not great
as yet. but still the tendency is in that
direction, and everything points toward
their preference in the future. OF
course. with a scarcity Of corn and cor
responding lack Of fat, the lard pro-
Queer would command premium, but
this condition promises to be the ex-
ception rather than the rule hereafter.
The kind of hog the farmer will raise
depends largely on the preference Of
the packer, who will look to the public
taste and the values Of various hog
products for his guide. Heretofore the
farmer has had little or no inducement
to produce bacon hog. He usually
sold to the shipper, who sold to the
packer, and the packer wanted fat
hogs. With abundance Of corn, hogs
could be made fat cheaply, and the
farmer found it to his advantage to
feed them for fat and heavy weights.
But change is now coming about.
Packers are calling for more and more
light hogs, because the consumers pre-
fer the meat from that kind. The for
eign consumer Is buying literally of
pork from bacon hogs at an advance,
while American pork must sell alta re-
duction. Packers are after this foreign
trade, and to get it and keep it must
have hogs which are similar to those
produced by European farmers. AS
the packers demand more hogs of this
kind, American producers will furnish
them, and will find them as profitable
as any.-National Stockman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Stock Notes.

StOSA NOIeH.
One advantage of sheep breeding
that it does not cost very much to
gin the business.
There is no better. cheaper or
ceptible summer shade for stock IL
trees.
A we'll bred bull on the farm is
ways sure indication of someth
better to follow in the feed yards OF
the dairy.
No more than the human be
should the horse be made to take
lent exercise soon after eating.
him move slowly for an hour.
For horn flies, the Maine station
vises the use Of insect powder spri
led along the necks and lacks OF
animals, using a common pepper L.
for the purpose.
The horse should not be made to
work in Lot weather without waite,
frequently. Five times a day is mono
too often to water him. If he is warm
make him drink slowly.
If you can only buy two hogs. says
an exchange, buy a pair. the very bes,
you can get, and your thoroughbrcls
Will AASlSS'Scs lil:: lCSl
of your herd will be graded up by dc.
grees until Your pleasure aud your
profit will surprise YOU.
The Farm Journal Says: Give the
work horses a tight pasture near the
stables. After the days work they
should receive the same care in the
stable as If they were to remain there
and after being cooled, fed and
cleaned. turn them in the pasture or
large paddock where they can get a
generous bite of grass and roll and
rest. They should receive the same
amount of feed il. the stable. 1t is
cruel to expect them to work all day
and pick around all night to satisfy
their hunger.
Bulletin AZ of Oregon station. gives
results of experiments III feeding sieaf
wheat to steers and to pigs. 1t was
found that both steers and pigs eat
ground grain With greater relish and
much more rapid gains. much Of the
wheat fed in the sheaf being passed
through undigestcd. The conclus on
reached is that it is economy to thrcs!,
and grind wheat intended for stock
feed. During this experiment it was
found that cooked and mashed pota-
toes naked with ground wheat or bran
make cheap ration which pigs eat
eagerly anil Cn which they make RAPID
gains.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
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A BAD DISEASE
A6ectins the Tents ana Udlers OF
Cows

A6ectino the Tents and UdGers of
Cows.
From all quarters the complaint that
q new disease Is making it's appear
among the cows, affecting their teats
and udders, and often completely ruin
ing the milk flow Of the COW. The
trouble is in the nature Of garget, but
commences in an entirely different
way. A small sore like blister, CON-
mences at the very end Of the tent and
refuses to heal, closing the channel,
and to get the milk it has to be torn
open each time. The disease works its
way up inside the teat, the inflamma-
ton getting more marked, and at last
gaining admission to the udder; the in
dammatory stages are rapid, and all
the troubles Of real case of garget
are present; with this disadvantage,
the flow Of milk does not return with
the reduction of the fever in the milk
glands. All treatment seems to be Of
little avail, and the cow is ruined.
While hot water and like treatment is
valuable, 1t Is too late to prevent the
loss. and treatment must commence at
the first appearance of the little blister.
Take an ounce Of carbolic acid crystals
and warm them to q liquid, and to this
add an ounce Of glycerine. Mix this in
ten ounces Of linseed oil; and then with
a small glass syringe inject some Of it
into the end Of the teat at least three
times day, first washing and cleaning
the teat as well as can be done. The
disease seems to be another Of germ
origin, and as the carbolic acid is death
to germs, the trouble is arrested at the
start. In some sections this disorder
is very troublesome, and in our own
stable, one Of our best cows has lost
two quarters Of her udder, despite our
efforts to cure her, not knowing at
the start the character Of the trouble,
or the remedy. When a blister forms
in the end Of cows teat, don't delay,
but use the carbolic acid at once
Practical Farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Hold on to Young stock.

There Is one very encouraging sign
In Northwestern live stock conditions,
and that Is that farmers are beginning
to appreciate the value of their young
stock and refuse to sell yearlings at
such low prices as formerly. Until re-
Gently the big ranchmen found it much
farmers than to raise it, consequently
few big ranches of the Dakotas or Mon
tana possessed anything but steers.
Mr.. Wibaux, the largest Individual cat
tie owner in America, has been almost
made a practice of raising his own
with Green & Badger Of Mandan by
which that firm is to supply him with
5000 cows. Other ranchmen are now
finding that farmers want to keep their
yearlings and fatten them on their
of attitude on the part of farmers the
raise calves.
President Thomas, Of the Missouri
River Stock association, makes the as
sertion that he could pay % per cent
interest and make profit raising cat
tie. He took 100 steers as an illustra-
ton, as follows: First cost Of yearling
steers, $1,000; care for two and half
years, $3.50, when they would bring an
average Of $40 per head in Chicago;
cost Of transportation and other ex-
penses Of maketing, 81 per head, in
Guiding an estimated loss Of 10 per
cent.
If the above statement by Mr..
Thomas, who is practical cattle man,
is true, then we must take it for
granted that the Northern buyer either
prevaricates when he comes to the
Southwest for feeders or else is not
satisfied with the Dutchman's 1 per
cent.
Will Southwestern cattlemen take
the cue?-Arizona Stockman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Plenty of Room and Feed.

In commencing to feed lot of young
pigs it is comparatively easy to get
into the habit of giving a certain
quantity at every meal. and of feeding
in the same troughs, without taking
into consideration the fact that pigs
should be given more room and more
feed
When desiring to push the growth
rs much as possible. there is only one
safe rule in feeding. and that is to
give them all they can cat up clean. at
each meal. and to have trough room
enough SO that each one can secure Il
full share without being obliged to
dsht for 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
aPatents, fssuea

List Of patents issued last week for
Northwestern inventors:
Francis N. Dean, Huron, 8. d., pneu-
matte track sander; Otis NJ. Kirlin.
argo. N. D., vehicle brake; Obied %
Reisinger, st. Paul, Mimi, sashholder:
John B. Rossman, st. Paul, Mimi
concentrator and amalgamator; CharleY
J. Swanstrom, Deadwood, S. d., cur
tain holder; Edward A. THEM, St.
Paul, Mimi, adjustable wheel gauge:
Hjalmar Zahl, Duluth, Mimi, fastener
for shoe laces; Christensen & Hender.
ton, Madelia, MINI. Grade mark.
wheat -four; Frank A. Schnorr, Ashton.
8. D. Grade mark), lubricating oils. T.
D. Merwin, patent lawyer, 91O, OIL and
912 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul.
Mimi:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Better Method

She-I think Mr.. Belasco made a
mistake in dragging Mrs. Carter
around by her hair to teach her the
robustness Of acting.
He-What would have been q better
method?
She-He should have put her on a
bicycle and let her fall off.-Buffalo
Times,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
EARLY Moulting.

EARLY MOult1n8.
Keep the hens that begin to moult
early, as they will finish moulting and
be ready for work long before some Of
the other hens begin. When you sell
off the hens early, because they are
shedding their feathers, and do not
lay, you will be selling off the very hens
that you should keep over for produc-
ing eggs during the cold months. Old
hens moult earlier than the pullets, be-
cause they begin about eleven months
from the last moulting, which causes
them to begin a month earlier every
year. 1t will be noticed that the hens
which moulted in August Of last year
began in July this year.
Feeding of the moulted hens is Il
matter to receive careful considera-
ton. When making the new feathers
they require food rich in nitrogen and
mineral matter. Linseed meal, bone.
meat and milk should be given in
preference to grain, and they should
have free access to grass, especially
clover. 1t is also important to give
them dry quarters. so as to protect
them when nearly naked, as dalnpness
may induce roup, which is contagious,
and may carry off the whole fiock.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Why the Winds Ho,

Why the Winds Howl.
GLOW the winds howl tonight" said
the melancholy boarder.
II shouldn't wonder If it had the
toothache," suggested Mr.. Asbury Pep
pers.
'Tcothache?"
eyes. Have you never beard of the
teeth of the gale?"-Cincinnati en-
Quirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
A Veil Of Mis-,

Rising at morning or evening from some
lowlands, often carries in its folds tho
seeds Of malaria. Where malarial fever
prevail no one is safe. unless protected
by some efficient medicinal safeguard. Hos
letters stomach Bttters is both q protec-
ton and remedy. No person who in
habits, or soujourns In a miasmatie region
or country, should omit to procure this
certifying agent, which is also the finest
known remedy for dyspepsia. constipation,
kidney trouble and rheumatism.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

20 the foot. If put between cabbage,
every other row will answer; If among
peas, between each row, SO that celery
stands three to four feet apart in the
rows. When this first crop can be
cleared of altogether, do SO and culti-
vate the land for the celery's benefit.
For family use, 100 plants will proba-
bly, be enough. It will be better in
6aur rows. 20 that one may be earthed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
The Horse Nettle

This pest Of many q good meadow
farm is commonly found from Con-
necticut south to Florida and west to
Texas. It is very abundant in poe.
tons of the prairie states, especially
Illinois and Missouri, occurring not
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds. Mrs. G.
Beltz, 439 sth avenue, Denver, Col, Nov.
3, '05.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Etiquette.

Mr.. Dun UNPAID bill in his hand)-.
When shall call again, Mr.. owensi
Mr.. Owens-Well, it would hardly b {,
proper for you to call again until 1
have returned the present call.-Cleve
land Leader.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
The Exclamation

The Explanation.
She-Why, do you think Hawthorne
called his stocy 1.-THE Scarlet letter."
He (absent-minded)--He probably
wanted 1t read. washington Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
How to Grow 4Oc yNheat.

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells
you. It's worth thousands to the wide
awake farmer. Send Accent stamp for
catalogue and free samples Of grains
and grasses for fall sowing. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Principal Value
MOST PERFECT MADE.

Principal Value.
Teacher-rell me, Johnnie, what is
the principal value of history.
Johnnie Chaffie-One dollar.
Teacher-One dollar?
Johnnie Chafae-Yes; you get the
history from the book store for s. a
copy, and make Us boys pay s. for
them.-Texas Siftings.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

The average duration of human life 4,
thirty -three years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

TlT8 stopped free and permanently cured. No
dts after first days use OF DR.. Klnes Great Nerve
6sstorer. Free $2trial bottle and treatise.
Send to DE-. KLINE. EST Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

A Bond street tobacconist takes about
e75 from lady devotees Of the fragrant
weed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

Car Nicholas will make his visits t,
the sovereigns Of Europe alone.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

The British mints coins half a ton of
pennies, half-pennies and farthings weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
PernOn0l.

ANY ONE who has been benefited BY the
use Of DR.. Williams, Pink Pills, will re.
ceive information Of much value and in.
terest by writing to Pink Pills. P. o. Boz
1892 Philadelphia, Pa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

The talkings Of London theaters ana
music halls exceed $780, 900 per annum.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Cement Stable Floors.

The universal success Of cement
floors and pavements makes it the
most practical floor for the clean sta
BILE or yard. Every farmer can readily
make these floors by taking out foot
of the top soil and putting in founda-
ton of broken stone we'll pounded
down, then layers of small gravel or
crushed stone, then cover with coarse
sand and the final layer of cement.
The floor should be made perfectly
level. or just enough incline to run the
liquid manure to the rear gutter, where
all may be washed out and kept clean.
These hard cement floors make the
best strong. sound feet on the horses.
Bedding Of straw or slitted corn fod-
der is more economically used, and
mud. filth and a foul stable will he
avoided and the stable easily kept
clean.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

Some Advice About Showing Horses
Two classes of breeders should never
show their stock at fair. One class
is composed Of men who are too lazy
or. shiftless to get their stock in con-
dition to show. 1t is worse than USE
less to bring stock to big fair unless
it has been prepared, even slightly.
Steers, as we'll Us colts, want the kinks
taken out of their hair, as we'll as out
of their manners, before they will do
Justice either to their breeding or their
care. Visitors come to see fine speci-
mens-the best in each class to be
found, and commonplace. much less
inferior. receive no attention either
from the visitors OF the commit"
There is now plenty of time to III;
your plans to have q good exhibit
your line, and you should see to
that you attend to this matter witln
further delay. for after haying it
too late.-EXchange.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-05-02
Damn.

Since the GRAPHIC went to press last
week 21s inches Of water has fallen. ii
is a good many years since the ground
has been so thoroughly saturated. A
right smart-as southerners express it
shower fell Saturday afternoon. Tuesday
it rained hard a greater part Of the day
and Wednesday it poured down steadily
from Z a. nj. until nearly midnight. 1t
gives Us $40 inches Of rain for April, the
greatest precipitation Of any n month
since April 1892, at which. time the rain
fall was 6 Inches. But the ground is
more thoroughly moistened than in the
spring of 1882 because Of the heavy
rains last fall. Tho April precipitation
is over one-third greater than the total
for the three spring months last year
and within two inches off the total for
the four growing months. We are
practically assuree ROW Of a good crop Of
grass and hay and it is a long time since
the outlook for good crops of all kinds
was so encouraging.