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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Notes on silage.

In an address to California dairymen,
as reported in the Pacific Rural Press,
I'd. ID. Eshleman said:
In filling the silo, the corn is cut In
tnree-quarter-inch pieces, and a scoop
Oh galvanized iron placed at the top
END OF the elevator drops the edt mass
evenly into the silo. A small stream
OF water kept running on the fodder,
as IL is carried UP the elevator, greatly
assists In making solid the packing of
the well-tramped mass. II too much
water is used, the silage becomes dark
colored, and the cows do not like the
v as well. If too dry, it neither
meats well nor becomes compact. and
dry white mold will be found in patches
al! through the silage. When the corn
settles rapidly, the silage is sure to be
sweet, Tor the air is excluded quickly,
therefore silos are made deep, rather
IMAM broad and shallow. The great
Stage crop is corn, for while the value
Oh plt-preserved grass was well known.
~ mas beer the c%heapness Of corn that
mas given the building Of silos the great
impetus 1t has received during the past
Few years. The~Yankee way of grow
ing corn was carried back to the Faith
erland by a German who had farmed in
the western corn belt, and now many
crops of Indian corn flaunt their beau
ty in the sunshine of northern Ger
many.
MAthn6S nf Silnfn0 Mo ct1n tha RTcf
crop OF alfalfa, for the purpose of de-
stroying the fox tail seeds and pre-
venting the cows from bloating on this
early succulent food, for it is dangerous
as pasture. In a weeks time, the fields
that were cut are fit pasture for the
cows. Following the first alfalfa, comes
the oats and pea crop. In August and
september this silage is fed: if the silo
IS not emptied in time the corn is put
IN on top. There is often silage two
years old in the bottom Of the silos, and
1t is as good as ever; however, we try
TO feed it out every year If possible, as
the silo walls should be allowed to dry
and the inside lining be protected by
a coat Of coal tar 10 prevent the acid
developed in the silage from acting d.
rectly on the wood. Sometimes there
Is too much corn for the capacity Of the
s1los; it Is then cut and loosely stacked
near by, and, as soon as enough silage
has been fed out to make enough room
Tor 1t, this corn is cut, made very wet,
and run in on top. 1t makes second
rate silage, but is a little superior to
dry fodder for milk production. Early
amber sorghum requires extra care, as
1t must be made wetter and tramped
closer than Indian corn. 1t is also bet
ter to feed it during cool weather, as
In summer time the top ferments rap
Idly, and several inches will often spoil
between the hours Of feeding. Egyp-
tan corn stalks do not b.come tender
In the silo without they are almost rot
ten and worthless for the COWS.
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sure perfect results 1t is best to intro
duce the material well down toward
the middle OF the mass of grain by
means of a gaspipe with a screen over
the lower end, which will prevent the
wheat filing the pipe, and through
which the poison may be poured. The
pipe is then withdrawn. One pound
Of the bisulDhide is sufficient for fifty
bushels of grain. One application will
be sufficient unless the grain is to be
kept over winter, when a second april
cation may be necessary. The ma
terial does no harm to the grain in
any way, as the poisonous fumes all
pass away as soon as brought in con-
tact with the air outside.-James
Troop, Horticulturist.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Ducks.

From Farmers Review:-There
were several letters in a recent num-
Der of Farm Poultry stating their
views of the low price of ducks, and
whether the low price would be a
permanent one. AS a general thing,
they each had the same idea as to the
cause, and that was less consumption.
Some thought it was partly caused by
the war scare, causing fewer persons
to go to the seaside summer resorts
for the summer, as is customary.
Others held that cold storage of ducks
was what did the mischief. OF course
there were large numbers of Western
ducks shipped into the Eastern cities
to help glut the market, and some of
these ducks sold for less than cost of
producing them. They all seemed to
think that another year would not be
so bad, and that in a few years the
prices would get to be quite profitable
again, as there would be many duck
men" either go entirely out Of the
business, or else curtail the production
considerably. Views of such men as
Pollard and Rankin it is we'll to heed.
A business view of the case would
be to stick to the ducks. When prices
reach the lowest point theiy are bound
to come back to the level, even if they
fail to climb to the highest point. AS
q rule the time to go into a certain
thing. or to enlarge it is at the time
Of lowest prices. Men largely run to
Axtremes- and if one year their nroduee
brings very little a5ove the cost to
furnish 1t, they throw it aside and try
something there is more money in. We
shall continue to raise all the early
ducks possible. Notwithstanding the
price. The poultry dressing establish
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
DiSnnnninfed-

They are very careless about be-
slowing names in this country re-
marked the critical tourist.
Some names are rather in~approprl-
ate"
"Absurdly so. Why, / was In Indian
apolis two weeks ago, and did not see n
single Indian. Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern

Northwestern Inventors.
Sperry Dwight, Mitchell, S. D., null
tiplying plateholder for Photographic
cameras; Norman McAuly. Hill City,
s. D., horse detacher; Johnston Mealey,
Howard Lake, Mimi, trace or tug
buckle; Arthur E. Peck, Minneapolis,
MINI, bicycle saddle; Abel Pinolehto,
Sandstone, Mimi, ~hay-loading attach
ment for wagons; John G. Sarter, Can
do, N. D., sled motor; Joseph Wilhelm,
Wheaton, Mimi, cattle-guard gate for
railways; Christian Young, Mendoza,
Mimi, truck.
Nerwin, Lothrop B johnson, Iatent Attor'
neys, 30 Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
The LECTURE and Lecturer.

Mrs Learned-Had you no engage.
ment for tonight, dear?
Prof. Learned dumping to his feet
BY Jove! 1 was booked to lecture at
7:30 on "The Cultivation Of the Mem
ory," and here it is 10 o'clock! Why in
blazes couldn't you have asked that
question three hours ago?-Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
VWVWWWW
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit &c
reading the advertisements; they villa
afford a most amusing study, ana
will put you in the way of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tiSG
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
$500 E WEIR.

We will pay a salary Of SIS per week
for man with rig to introduce Perfec-
ton Poultry Mixture in the country,
the greatest EGG producer on earth.
Address with stamp. Perfection Mfg.
Co., Parsons, Kansas.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Sorghum and Kamr Corn.

Sorghum and Kafir corn are contin-
ually growing in favor not only in the
stockraising portions of Texas, but in
other sections subject to rather fire.
quent drouths, says Texas Stock and
Farm Journal. One takes practically
no chances in planting these feeds.
They are almost certain to make a
crop If they receive any rain at all
or even if the ground has a reasonable
quantity of moisture at the time of
planting and is properly treated, even
though the soil be light and thin. But
they exact much from the land, feed
ing on it too heavily to make it advis-
able to plant them in the same ground
two successive years. Follow them
with some crop that may be eaten on
the ground, all that is left being turned
under as a vegetable manure.
Study the mistakes of this season
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Railroad Trains to Rum sIo,ver.

RnIIrond Trains to Run slower.
Railroad officials claim that 1t is very
expensive to run their express trains,
and are talking about reducing the
speed. 1t Is likewise expensive to the
health to struggle and compete / n bust
ness affairs as men do nowadays. The
whole system gives out. For restoring
strength Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is the proper remedy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

"He SENS to prize his fiancee very
highly" said the first sweet thing.
Naturally replied the other sweet
thing. "She's hand-painted, you know"
or course, there was no jealousy in
the case. Certainly not.-Chicago Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
The Way to Tell.

Dasherly-His people are very rich
and influential, aren't they?
Flasherly-I hardly think so. He was
only a captain in the late war.-New
York Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

81 say" asked jerks, as he walked
into Blinks' shop, sample case in hand,
'cRn a cow hide in a boot shop?'
Blinks wasn't at all slow. NO." he
said, "but calfskin.'-Vanity Fair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
rl,e corrred rb,,o.oaha.

'~sTrifies,' said the Cornfed Pl'iloso-
pier, "the well known to make the
greater sum of woman's happiness,
which is doubtless the reason why n
woman is generally so happy with a
trifling nlan."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department OF the Farm A Few
HAnts as to tho Care OF Live stock
and Poultry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
A Snurned Offer.

Chcle--If you pass your examination,
Karl, I'll pay all your debts.
Student-Do you think, uncle, 7 ought
to be made to study for the benefit OF
my creditors @Filgende Blaetter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Drowning Cooling Moths,

Wormy apples may be prevented by
placing barrels half filled with water
in the orchard just as the trees are
about to open their blossoms. The
moths, which fly between sunset and
10 p. M, can be captured easily by
suspending over the water in the bar
rel a lighted lantern. They are then
attracted by the light and eventually
find themselves in the water; 10 Ian
terms to 40 trees is ample. 1 tried this
plan and succeeded beyond question.
Last season 1 omitted to do it, and got
caught with the worm again. This
season l do not propose to be caught,
so am getting ready my barrels and
lanterns. My contention is that the
moth is captured before she has de-
posted her eggs in the expanded
blooms.-American Gardening.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Hundreds of valuable presents given
free with Diamond sc" Soap wrappers.
Ask your grocer all about it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

God tempers the wind to the shorn
tamb.-Sterne. ,.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
Horses Poisoned by Fungi.

American Stock Farm says: Horses
throughout Southern Louisiana have
been suffering greatly this summer
from an ailment which the farmers call
blind staggers, but which is really pois-
oning caused by fungi. The disease ap-
peared first early in the spring, and
has grown steadily worse. Both mules
and horses have been affected, but the
mules to a less extent than the horses.
The mortality among the horses has
been very high. The cause of the trou-
BILE was discovered only a few days ago.
1t has been noticed that animals kept
in stables escaped. An examination
of the field disclosed a bouItiful
growth of poisonous fungi due to the
long wet spring and other favorable
conditions. The horses have simply
been poisoning themselves while graz
ing at large"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

l know that my life was saved by P:so's
cure Tor Consumption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Cleanliness is next to Godliness-use
Diamond &c" Soap in the laundry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrap.
FOR children ~teething, Softens the gums, reduces IN,
ANIMATION, allays pain, cures wind cole. zoe a bottle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

He that wants money, means and
content is without three good friends.
Shakespeare.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quiniye Ia blets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
Zoe. The genuine has L. B c. on each tablet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

You can't judge the dinner to COM
by the dinner bell.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

That man may safely venture on his
way, who is SO guided that he cannot
Stray.-Walter Scott.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Bad Stacking.-Bad stacking is turn
ing out a pretty expensive business this
fall. Owing to the miserable weather
we have been having lately, a great
many farmers find their grain in q rot
ting, rotten or damp state. and are put
to nc end of trouble trying to dry it.
A couple Of hours OF a couple Of days
longer spent in stacking and a little
more care would have saved all this.
1t rains in Manitoba sometimes In the
fall.-Farmer's Advocate.
Waste tobacco and stems are good
.--otu SaeErSuaHg -
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09
OF INTEREST TO HOUSE
KEEPERS.

Inasmuch as the Worlds Fair and
the Iowa and Minnesota State Boards
of Health, condemned baking powders
containing alum It will be OF use to our
readers to have an official list of some
OF the powders in order that they may
be able to distinguish between them
and the pure and wholesome cream of
tartar article. This is not an easy mat
ter, as none Of the alum compounds is
labeled as such, but all masquerade az
pure" "best in the world" none so
good" etc. Our space will not permit
of a complete list and we give the pow
ders most generally sold in this section,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Light is the task where many share
he toil.-Homer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Reject all brands sold with a prize or
at twenty-five cents or less q pound az
they are made of alum. Be On the safe
side and accept none other than DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder, which
received the highest praise and honors
at the World Fair.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Farm Buildings Too Far Apart.-We
see quite frequently houses and barns
located quite a distance apart, so far
indeed that it requires several minutes
time to go from n to the other. If
house and barn are only 100 feet too
far apart, and We make but three trips
back and forth each day, in a weeks
time we have Travelled about an extra
mile and in twenty years will have
gone a thousand miles out of our way.
or farther than necessary. We would
think it a hard task indeed il COM
PEELED to start out once even in twenty
years and walk a thousand miles with
out any compensation therefosr-Ex.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Farming Area of Montana.-Mon-
tana is the third largest state in the
Union, covering an area $50 miles in
width from east to west, and 300 miles
in length from north to south. The
boundaries include 146,080 square
miles, or 2 1898, 400 acres. The lands
are divided among the different indus
tries about as follows: Farm lands,
80, 900, 900 acres; grazing lands or nat
ural pastures, $4,000, 900 acres, and ma
tive forests, IA, ZOO, 900 acres. The prin-
cipal cultivated valleys and land capa-
BILE of irrigation and cultivation lie be-
low the 1000 feet altitude mark, and
are suited to all classes of gardening,
fruit growing and farming.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Study the mistakes of this season.
so as to avoid them next.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-09

Waste tobacco and stems are good
yermin destroyefs.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-30
A COSTLY ERROR.
The Merchant Thought the Assessor
Was q Representative of
Bradstreefs.

One of the lawyers says that a client o.
his is the hero of this story, and that il
happened here within year or two. A
man from the assessors office went into
the store of a Hebrew merchant in the
pursuit of his duties. The two had a slight
acquaintance, so that the assistant asses
sor did not think it necessary to explain his
business. He was rather surprised when
in answer to his questions, the storekeeper
proceeded to dilate on the value of his stock
de finest in any store of de size in de city
1t issn't WORT a cent less than $1,000"
Suppose l put it down at that, then,
said the assessors man.
do it. Do it" said the proprietor. eyer
won't maig no mistake"
So the assessors man did it. There was
lamentation in the store when the tax bill
showed the proprietor that he was taxed
on $4,000 personal, and he rushed over to
the assessors office with all possible speed
Vat ISIS dis? Vat ISIS dis?" he asked
them, excitedly. Il have no personal but de
stock in my store. I'm a liar if it's wort
$500. Come down and look it ofer."
They told him that the records showed
that he had given the figure to the as
sistant assessor.
His hands went up over his head in hor.
ror. my goodness, my goodness" he
shouted. "Vas dat your man? l thought
he vas from Bradstreet's. Worcester Ga
zette.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-30
HIGH LIGHTS.

Even people who can't hold their
tongues know when other people
ought to.
When the doctor tells woman to diet
she eats less at the table and more in
the pantry.
The woman who has her first spec
tacles always believes she wears them
just to rest her eyes.
A man never knows what he can do
until he tries, and then he wishes he
had done something else.
When a woman wishes to do some
thing real out and out reckless and ex-
travagant she dreams of going to Eu-
rope.
One of life's greatest problems is
this: Do people get stout because they
are lazy, or are they lazy because they
are out?-Chicago Daily Record.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-30
A PAINT MANS STORY.
He Had a Line of Lies That Was Good
Enough to String Most
Anybody.

This drummer travels for paint house
and as it was up to him he told the fol-
lowing:
81 am organizing a new stock company,
and l am going to pass up the travelling
business and go to clipping coupons for a
living. / was in Mexico not long ago. |
think it was the trip before last, when |
ran across the most remarkable thing in
the paint line that | have ever seen. i was
riding through the most forlorn bit of
country that it has ever been my mlsfor-
tune to be cast into. | came to a little
house. 1t was a very peculiar affair, and |
noticed that although it was adorned with
a coat of red paint, the paint seemed to
have been nailed on. Inside | found little
man working with mortar and pestle. L
asked him about the house and most par
ticularly about the paint. He then told me
that he was an inventor; that ten years
before he had invented what he called as
bestos paint-a paint that would not burn.
He built a house and laid on a thick coat
of his newly-found preparation Shortly
afterward the interior of the house caught
fire and burned up entirely, leaving the
paint standing. After he had cleared away
the debris, he spread a big canvas where
the shingled roof had been and lived COM
fortably inside the four walls of paint for
three years. He then accumulated enough
money to build up the house inside the
paint again. He did so and nailed the paint
on to secure the interior of the house from
falling down. L have lived in it as you
see it ever SINCE he said. How would
you like to buy some slices of stock in my
invention?'
Il Immediately bargained for New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, North Dakota and Michi-
gan and am now organizing my company.
Can sell you some shares of stock or
even some territory?"
While the remainder of the company were
looking for their weapons, the paint man
made good his escape-Detroit Free Press
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-30
OT 1T.
But II Took lie BystanderH to
see tho Humor of the
Situation.

a lot of people were present al an auction
sale of japanese goods the other day.
How much am ] bid for this exquisite
vase: asked the aUctioneer, holding it
above his head.
'One dollar responded an elderly lady,
sitting IN one OF the front seats.
That's a shame cried the man with the
hammer. This vase, as a work of art, IS
worth four times the sum. Why, look at It.
VIII an intelligent audience allow such a
sacriiceE"
A dollar and a quarter" came in the
same woman's voice.
We'll, well, well! Can't you see that this
Is treasure, and you stand here and allow
1t to be given away for such paltry sum -
A dollar and a half" Again it was the
same bidder speaking
"A dollar and a half! The very ideal"
CALCULATED the auctiOneer. Il never saw the
like. Come, good people, what is the mean
ing Of this One of the mikado's special
designs sighted IN such a manner, 1t Is a
reflection on your taste.
A dollar seventy-five," said the solitary
bidder.
Il cannot let it 90 for that" was the
mans reply. 1T is too costly, too precious,
and too rare IN pattern. Wake up, or III.
put 1t back IN the box"
Two dollars" the woman said.
We'll, 1t doesn't seem as If / can get any
more, so here goes. Two dollars-once,
twice, three times! Sold to a lady there at
that shameful figure"
The lady stepped up, paid for and received
her vase, and departed, apparently without
noticing the smiles of the audience.-Cin-
clnnal Enquirer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-30
REFLECTIONS OF AN OLD MAID

The lovers who enjoy reading the
same books together will be happy in
their married life.
A lifetime of carefully studied defer
cnce can be killed in moment by a
single ironic CLEAN of the eye.
In spring the housewife remembers
that hope rhymes with soap and suds
with buds.
The poems not good enough to leap
into fame are generally bad enough to
leap into flame.
To be remembered by woman, it is
only necessary to tell her something
nice about herself that she knows al
ready, but fancies that nobody else has
found out.
What a young man likes is to look
into pretty face and make remarks
that cause it to part its red lips and
show it's white teeth. What an old man
likes is to look into pretty face and
make remarks that cause it to part its
red lips and show its white teeth-De-
troit Free Press.