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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
KEEP MORE sAEEp.
Many Reasons Why Every Farmer
Should Have n Flock,

Many Reasons Why Every Farmer
Should Have n Flock.
There are a number Of reasons why
sheep should be kept on every farm,
whatever the price may be for wool or
mutton, says writer in the Rural Ca
madam. Sheep should be kept in time
of low prices because thelow prices will
not always exist, but are likely at any
time to take an upward trend. When
that time comes the people will be found
clamoring for mutton, which they
learned to eat in time of low prices.
When the rise comes the number of
sheep being marketed will suddenly
fall off, as will also the number to be
had for breeders. You will then be
glad that you kept enough of the old
flock to provide for the expansion of the
new flock.
Sheep should be kept because there
are many wild grasses on nearly every
farm that will be eaten to the best adj
vantage by sheep. They have no butter
or milk to be tainted and rejected by
the market for that reason. A lot Of
sheep running in the pasture might
reduce the weeds to such an extent that
much of the bad effect on the butter
would be avoided.
Sheep cannot be dispensed with for
the reason that they provide meat in
small parcels, each one Of which may
be disposed of before itsuffers from the
effects of decay. Every farmer can thus
provide himself constant supply Of
meat that can be equaled only by his
poultry. The two make an agreeable
addition to the larder.
Sheep should be kept in large quanti-
ties for the public good. Ifthe present
rate of depletion be allowed to go on,
there will come time when we must
import a considerable amount of our
mutton, and the money thus going out
annually will tend, by so much, to keep
the balance of the trade against us.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
Horses HoIdIng TheIr own.

An observing gentleman from the
west says he believes the market for
horses is rapidly improving. He says
people got the idea that electricity and
the bicycle were going to render the
demand for horses less than they have.
In some PARTS of the west horses are
now becoming scarce because they have
been disposed of at an astonishing rate.
Electricity has about run its length us
a displacer of horses and the bicycle is
covering its own field pretty thorough
ly. What the horseless wagon will do
in the future is q problem, but until
highways are materially improved, it
cannot come into general use.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
ChnrconI in the HOG PEN.

Charcoal for hogs is one of the es-
sentials in every feed lot, and one Of the
things most neglected. Hogs are off
their feed, not dong well, are roofing
in the ground up to their shoulders in
search of roots or gravel, or something
to supply this that they must have. I
know some farmers that have never
supplied this one essential in ten years,
and they are invariably the farmers
where you first hear of cholera. Hogs
become cloyed with green corn. without
some grit Of some kind. They refuse
to eat or gain and are having their sys-
TENS fitted by careless owner to take
In the cholera or fever germs.-RuTal
World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
NATIVE PASTURES.
After Having Been GrhEcd Closely
They should Dc MANFRED.

After Having Been GrnEcd Closely
They should DC Manured.
There is quite diversity Of opinion
among farmers and stock raisers on the
question Of manuring native pasture
lands. Some have obtained excellent
results by manuring, while others
seem to have had quite the opposite ex-
perience.
The soil Of the western prairies Is
very rich and under ordinary circum-
stances will give fair returns without
the application of fertilizers Of any
kind. Nevertheless, it is certain that
better returns may be had II more avail
able food is placed within reach of the
grasses. Anyone who has observed n
piece of grass land so situated as to re-
ceive the wash from n bnrnyard, will
have found that near the yard where the
supply of fertilizer has been great the
grasses have become thinned out to a
few species, while where the supply has
been moderate the grasses are much
more evenly developed and the yield
decidedly plain. A too plenteous APP
plication Of fertilizer will thin out the
grasses and reduce the yield of forage
at least for the first season or two, since
many species will not stand such treat
ment. On the other hand, a proper
amount of fertilizer will increase the
yield. 1t is quite possible to use too
much fertilizer for any crop, and the
native grasses seem to be more sensi-
tive in this respect than the ordinary
cultivated species.
Any pasture which has been grazed
closely for some time will be benefited
by an application Of thin top-dress-
ing of well-rotted stable manure, fol-
lowed by thorough narrowing. 1t
is doubtful il much is gained by putting
coarse unrotted manure on the pasture;
it can be used to better advantage on
cultivated land. Ashes usually have a
beneficial effect upon grasses on soils
not TOO plentifully supplied with allsali.
Dakota Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09

or the two sides only, when it win bS
found especially convenient for draw
ing in green cornstalks from the field,
or garden, where one keeps but a COW
or two. 1t is handy cart for the viii
lnge resident who has to depend on a.
wheelbarrow, or some such arrange
ment as this to move his small crops
and other stores. The sides and ends
fiji tightly into iron sockets, and for
stability lock together at the corners
when in place, shown in the portrayal.
Anyone handy with tools can construct
very serviceable rig Of this sort, tho
only necessary adjuncts being pair OF
wheels, which are often at hand, from
some broken or WORKOUT wagon,
s,lllsy or other light vehicle. Farm and
Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
seeding clover in Knobs.

1t is often hard work TO get clover
seeding on the dry, elevated knolls
in grain fields. Lack of moisture
is usually the cause. But the
evil may be remedied by draw
ing few yoads Of stable manure
and spreading over the knobs. The
manure not only protects the young
clover plants. but it also holds the lnois-
ture in the soil. by checking evapora-
ton. This will soon make them MS
rich as any part Of the field. 1t is
usually the lack of clover seedi ig on
such places that keeps them poor
Rural World. -.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
Good nIue Crnnn Pnnture.

Where you have what we call god,
solid, well-matted blue grass pasture,
that same land will produce at least
twice the amount of feed, for the reason
that it catches the snow, holds the rain
much better, and not half the rain runs
off that does from our short pastures. To
holds greater amount of moisture, be-
cause the grass is IL mulch for the soil,
and it will keep growing for weeks in q
dry season, after il has ceased to on
other land that is grazed to DEATH
Western Plowman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
Appllcatlon OF Manure.

Some farmers make the mistake OF
putting coarse, straw manure into wet,
heavy soil, thinking that it will have q
beneficial effect by making such soil
loose and dry and consequently warm
err; also that the moisture in the soil
will cause the straw to decay more
readily than itwouM in dry land. There
are conditions in this reasoning that
cannot be brought together. The Jumps
Of wet soil will not mingle with the
straw and are held apart so that they
dry out and become hard and the
manure is notconverted into plant food.
Put coarse manure on dry soil and 1t
will be mixed and incorporated more
readily. Plow 1t into dry land five or
six inches deep and after the seed Is
covered put heavy roller over 1t and
the roots will find the manure.-Jour-
nal of Agriculture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09

the bin or bins. Put slide at the bot
tom. To be able to measure out vari-
.ous quantities have slides arranged at
different distances above the bottom,
the space between each one and the
bottom slide holding quarts, Il peck,
half bushel, bushel, etc, as desired. One
slide viii answer for all the openings
above the lower one. A bit of leather
over the slots inside will keep the grain
from coming out of the open slots. This
device viii be found very great con-
venience and labor saver.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09

wide for bottom, and board G nailed Sc
curely 30 the out edge Of bottom form
the grain trough, which should be not
less than inches wide. Board A is 10
inches wide and is nailed on the top
side Of slanting pieces 3, which form
bottom of hay rack. These pieces
should be 1x4 inches. They are nailed
to top of frame and rest ON top edge of
board B, which sets ON the center Of
bottom, hence makes two troughs and
makes a solid base or bottom of hay
rack. This board may vary from to 8
inches in width or height. d are strips
or inches wide nailed to lower side
and edge of board A,and ON top edge Of
board B strips one-half inch thick and
or inches apart. This completes the
rack.
When sheep have access to the hay or
rough feed no hayseed can get in the
wool if hay and grain are fed at the
same time, The grain should be put in
first and cam be poured into the top of
rack, and it will divide itself equally in
both troughs.
Foot piece is made of inch lumber,
and should be securely mailed to bottom
Of frame. This makes the rack stand
firm. Piece is 8 inches wide and keeps
the rack from spreading.
This sheep rack is easy to make, Any
one who can use square, saw and ham
mer cam make one. 1t is all put together
with nails. know of no better rack.
I have used this rack for stock sheep
for over eight years. Small lambs will
not get in the troughs to soil the grain.
--E. +. Horner, in National Stockmnn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
HOW to maiden. Deg COVE.

The most good we ever got out of
pumpkins was to take dry COW we
wanted to fat, tie her in the barn and
give her all she would eat and she would
seem to fat very fast. Then sell her to
the meat man; don't kill her yourself.
Our method Of feeding western feeds
is to purchase that kind that will, with
the kind we have, bring the ration up
to one of protein to four Of carbohy-
drates, and that is generally largely
cotton seed with some shorts.-R. w.
Ellis, in Farm News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
A SUCCESSFUL RACK.
Owners OF sheep Would Do Well TO
Investigate It's Merits.

Below l give "a description of a sheep
rack of my own construction, which
may be called "a combination stationary
rack. Eighty feet Of lumber will build
rack 10 feet long. The cut gives both
end and side view of rack when COM
pleted.
The rack is built as follows: Frame
stuff for posts should be 2X2 inches. A
rack 10 feet long should have three
frames andone 10 feetlong four frames.
Posts should be "a inches long. Width
OF frame at top rs or 80 inches, and 20
inches at top edge of piece s. This is
where the boards rest on for bottom Of
grain trough; two boards 10 inches
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
sax fnr tlc Crenrcrr.

AS much of the flavor of butter is
strongly brought out in the sailing of
the same, it is therefore greatly to the
financial value of the butter to salt with
only the best salt, which has been kept
in a cool pure place. The vtlue of salt,
aside from its pureness, largely depends
upon the dissolving of the crystals
the length of time it takes. We should
keep this in mind in buying salts for the
creamery.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09

farm machinery, and gear II two to
one; that is, the lower or crank shaft
wheel must have twice as many cogs ns
the one on the stone shnft, Use n
stone 20 or more inches in diameter,
and be sure to get q good one, An
Amherst 10 better than Berea, for all
purposes. If genred higher than two
to one, it will turn hard, and If much
lower it will not turn fast enough. It
is the fast motion that cuts. One may
find an excellent pair of cranks from
some old bicycle; u friend gave me
mine,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
HANDY DAIRY WELL. Nv
Description of nm Excellent Cooler for
C..,nn IN

Description of an Excellent Cooler for
Small DRirymen.
Awell for keeping dairy products and
also fresh meats is q desideratum on
many farms. For ordinary use the well
should be dug by feet, with a gut
ter or groove, down one side, IS inches
square. 1t should contain or feet
OF standing water. 1t should be in
easy reach Of the kitchen, and attached
TO the house if possible. The curbing
should be no larger than the well. A
platform, which fits inside the well,
slides up and down between two tim
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
cRINpsroNE DEVICE.

A Cheap and Effective Method OF Get
ting All the speed Needed.
A correspondents Of the Rural New
Yorker has devised a contrivanco for
turning grlndstone, by means of
which one Can both turn and grind at
the same time with comparative case.
The inventor gives the following In
Structions for constructing the device,
which Is shown in the accompanying
cut.
Take the small sprocket wheels and
chain from an old worn binder or other
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
STRONG CORN CRIB.

1t Costs About $40 and Holds 1000
Bushels, Shelled.
I will give my method of building a
crib that is cheap and strong, Set two
parallel rows of stone blocks 2h feet
apart in the row, the rows as far apart
as the width of crib. Then make the
frame in sections as shown in the cut.
The posts are 2x6 inch, one II feet long
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
HANDY PUSH CART.

Anyone Having the Tools Can Easily
Make One.
The accompanying illustration shows
n push cart that will be found Of serv-
ice In score Of ways about the place.
II is common hundcart with sides
and ends Of Stats so arranged that all
may be used, forming an Enclosed rack,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-09
LAeoR-sAvlNG DEVICE.
How to build Combined Grain ChutC
and Measurer.

Where the grain is stored above the
cattle or horse stable it can be brought
down to the first floor by a chute run
ming directly down from the bottom of
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
ANNUAL MUSTER
And Inspection of Company K,
 First Regiment.

AH0 xNSpcCtIOu OI N'Omp pdAy kA1
 First Regiment.
 The annual inspection Of Company K. First Regiment. N. G. A.. of this place, was held in the Armory last Fri day evening. the 10th inst. A fair at- tendance of the membership was pres ent, there being about thirty men of the company in the Armory when the command "Fall in l" WAS given. The company, rank and 6le, presented a better appearance than upon any other former occasion of this kind.
 The inspection was conducted by Captain Walter G. Scott, who was ac- companied by Major H. J. Platt, late of the Utah National Guard; Captain John T. Hogue. late of the Third New York Cavalry, and Captain Ben schus- ter, Ald-de-C Camp on the staff of Gov ernor McCord. The men of the com- pany presented neat and soldlerly appearance; the guns and accouter- ments were clean and in good order i; the cartridge boxes were filled with ball cartridges, and in the language of one of the veterans who accompanied the inspecting officer, "were ready to march out and begin business."
 Quite & number Of the friends of the company had gathered to witness the exercises, among the number being c large percentage of the far sex. After the inspection, the company was put through the manual of arms. anC showed that they had been profitinf by the instruction and weekly drill ex ercises. It was to be regretted ths limited space precluded any marching After all the formal exercises were per formed, and just before the company wss dismissed, Major Platt made fev remarks to the complimentIng on thei appearance, and noting that much pro gress had been made. His remark were we'll received by all.
 The company was then dismissed and the floor cleared for dancing which, under the direction of Serkesn Christianson, was kept up until l O o'clock, when the tired but happy dan cers dispersed for their homes. Thu ended one of the most enjoyable occa sIons ever held Tn St. Johns.
 Lieutenant Martin Jenson having re
 ceived his commission early the sam | day. made hls first appearance as I lieutenant. and handled the compan , during a portion of the evening. Ii
 did well, notwithstanding his prlVa'
 declaration tEar he would feel nor 2 at home handling gun.'
 | Captain Ben Schnster, sid-de cam : on the governur's staff honored fhr "' a casiOn hy appear ng in full dres- un = form of his rank.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Sheriff to be Investigated.
i FhoeNix Gazette

Governor McCnrd under instruc tions f. om thr secretary O. the interior. will investigate complai tS whic have been made rgaInst the sher'ff of Coco nIuo county IL appears in times past hat the NavaJo IudIsns have been pasturing their sheep if of the rsservs ton and attempts have been made by county officials to tax the focks. It is claimed. in this instance, that the sheriff made a raid on the Indians and demanded an assessment of $5 on every 100 head of sheep which were grazing in the Grand Canyon park. As the as- sessment was not forthcoming, it is charged, the sheriff evicted sixteen families during inclement weather.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Consumption Positively Cured.

MT. R. B Greeve, merchant, of Chil- howie, Va certifes that he had con- sumption, was given up to die, sought all medical treatment that money could procure, tried all cough remedies he could hear of, but got no relief; spent many nights sitting up in a chair; was induced to try pr. Kings New DiseoV' cry, and was cured by use of two bot ties. For past three years has heen attending to business and says UT, Kings New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has done so much for him and also for others Tn his community. pr. Kings New Dls- covery is guaranteed for Coughs, Cold and Consumption. It don't fall. Iria bottles free at St, Johns Drug Co. Drug Store
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
OUR TERRITORY.
News Notes From All Sections of Arizona.

News Notes From All Sectious
 Of Arizona.
 The constable at Jerome has captureo 8 California embezzIer. The pupils of the Indian oee sehooi -.n Phoenix have made over so'oOo "oi'N of brick s.A Prince. city marshal of Prescott notofes ali boys to get in off the street :,
 The Odd Fellows have commenceu the erection of s building of their own in Tempe. .o
 Msricopa county has received $z'4oC from the leasing of the school ianos' oi which s450 was received in Novem per-
 tisrumorsd that Phoenix will nave 8 new evening paper after the nrst O, W the year. Mr. Roma T. Jackson VIII be the co or
 The Pimz Indians raise annually about 3,OooC33 pounds of wheat moS' all of wnncb 3 ground into flour at the governmeat 6ouung mill, located s' sacaton.
 i The Boz of Supervisors of Navajo county hsz elected ". H. Burbage district attorney. to wait upon the loan com missioo ar Phoenix, and make ar rsngementr for gundiDg the NavsJc county bonds.
 Rewards to ths smount Of $l.OoO fol each man have teen offered by the San ta Fe rosd and sae WeilsFargo Express company for the estrest If the gang ths robbed tts san.a Fa Pscifc at Grants N. M.. ou the 8th oF Sovember Jame- Butler. Q zgll known citiEel of Erescott, died lasi week, aged q years. Deceased sas 3 lieutenant II the Second United slztss Infantry Il the late vsr. The faneral was unds the auspices oi the L. AR.
 Fred G. Hughes. tha defauitinR cieTl of the board Of supsr7isors of Pim county, has gone to 5iaslos. . RreA mirlng s,sta of Mexico. in compan with Charlie Smith, SD old-tims Tomn stone gan bier. Hughes expects to rs , tri-ve his broken fortunes there.
 The Williams NeHs says that tn ? sheep thieves tha. have been haVin 8 their way for go long 8 time bid fair t : at last cUlne jo grief. Saversl are UT . der arrest at present, with several mol = to hear from, The system of theft ths f has been employed has been more tha 3 systematic.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Tn the district court. at Prescott, on last Tuesday. Judge Sloan rendered an oninion in the case of John A. Black vs. G. w. Vickers. territorial auditor. The decision was Tn favor Of Major Black for hIs claim, assigned bv LewIs WoIflev. of $500. Judge Sloan held that Act No. 2S. of the Eighteenth leg islature. allowing Governor Wolfiey $7 800. was valid and that the debt should be paid.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Dr. Plstt has sent for a supply of

Dr. Platt has sent for supply of fresh vaccine virus. and upon its arrival will proceed to vaccinate all children in both school districts of St Johns. This will be done by the order of the board of school trustees of each district. As matter of precautlon, it might be wise for the trustees of other districts m the county to take similar action.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
CHRIsTMAs CARNIVAL.
Programme of Exercises to Be
 Held at SpEingerville.

PrOgranlTne of Exercises to Be
 Held at SpEingerville. The following is the programme for the Christmss carnivs, 70 be held at Springervile during the coming holi- days.
 Christmas Eve, Ds,sz6es a. .-Christmss Tree
 Sunday, December -5 --chur ,h. Monday Evening, December H-Entertain' ment.
 Tuesday Evening. December aS Masquerade Ball
 Wednesday Evening, Decsmhsr 2a. .-Ran.
 EAcss First Race--%20 en.r rance fret-for-an nothing barred. one-ouarser If a mile aust be three en' tries or no race. lo run Wednesday, Deeem' Der 29. two-ti rds 10 tl5r horse one-third to sec ond horse. Second Race-CaT 70uy Esce-Christmas Day | December 25ah. g i,-aqes, no horses ever TUT 1 in sweep p,takes rsees be.ors allowed to enter tt be three hund ed yar1s 1T there are four en tries or more tae prrse will be divided as fol lows: Fifty per cent 10 the first horse two thi ds of the balance to the second horse, ant remainder to th.Ei horse
 These race vii D. started n twenty-fou foot score, lsp s11 tap race he riders in tn COW pony race go s7igh 80 pounds or over.
 GEORGE PHELPS.
 ANTHONY LONG. ED. SHERLOCK,
 GszcTAl Committee.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

The pupils of School District No. l
 of this place. will celebrate Christmas Eve, at Armorv hall. The exercises will consist of singing, recitatIons. etc. 4 Christmas tree will be erected in the center of the hal and will undoubtedly bear an abundant crop of presents. which will be taken from the tree and distributed by Old Santa Claus himself.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

MT. F F. Stacey. who has been nere for several weeks repairing watch E. clocks and sewing machines. intends to % to Sprlngerville and other places in the southern part of the county very shortly. All those having any repair ing to be done would do we'll to bring i' iw of OOca
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Don Leandro Ortega. of Conc q, has been appointed by Governor McCord sheep inspector of Apache county. MT Ortega fs & practical sheep man. with lifetine's experience. No better ap- poin tment could have been made
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Elsewhere will be found the pro- gramme for the holiday festivities at Springer vile. The fact that the affair is under the management of general composed of such men as Geo. Phelps, Anthony Long and Ed Sherlock insures not only that the celebration will be @ success in every particular, but is also guarantee that the races and all other sporting events will be fairly and souArely conducted.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Died, on Wednesday, December 15.
 1897. in St. Johns, of heart disease, Je- sus TafolIa, aged twenty-five years. Deceased was @ native of New Mexico,
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

MT. F. PesrceJspecial agent for the Mutual Life Insurance company, of New York. was 6 passenger in on the mail last Tuesday.