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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25
Alfalfa and Cows.

Professor Wickson in one Of his lee lures saId "Four-ftths of all vtSe- tation is grass, there are S450 species of grasses described, but to the dairy man. one oI the most important Is aif- alfa and is peculairiy adapted to Southern California; In preparing the land the checking in squares may be done away with, simply following the contour of the land, starting on the highest point and carrying your plot along until you reach a point something like foot lower, building your levee about one and one-half feet broad and well rounded. You can now grade your land from one levee to an other, and continue in the same man- her until your tract of land is finished, il being much less work to take ad- vantage of the natural grade of the land than to bring a large tract of land to one level.
 Alfalfa, both as a soiling crop and also as hay takes the place of wheat bran with the California dairyman, it's nutritive ratio in the green state be ing 1 of protein to 2.3 of the other nutrients, and in the dry state, 1 cf protein to 33, while wheat bran con tains protein only in the ratio of to 4.3. As each COW of 1000 pounds weight requires daily 2.5 pounds pro tein. in order to give her normal amount of milk, it is plainly seen that alfalfa hay at $S a ton will furnish the needed protein at one-half the cost of wheat bran even if it could be obtained for SIS per ton.
 At the New Jersey Experiment Sta tion four COWS were fed for two months on rations composed of alfalfa protein against two months on con centrated feeds with the result that while the ration in which the protein was supplied by grain produced slight
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

ly more milk and butter than the al falfa ration, still the alfalfa produced the milk at 12.7 cents less per 100 pounds than the grain ration. All though a COW in her body can change protein into fat, still it would not be wise to force her in that way as the potential energy of the substance which is consumed in the production of heat and energy.
 Australian rye grass is another valu- able forage plant for Southern Cali fornia as it starts with the first rains and grows rapidly in cool weather sup pimenting the green alfalfa in the cool season of the year, and lasting for fifteen to twenty years in favor able conditions.
 Where irrigation can be practiced and hard pan is near the surface, or, on the other hand where the water is too near the surface, the crimson and white clovers are found to take the place of alfalfa in a great measure as they contain nearly as much protein as alfalfa while their carbohydrates, sug- ars, starcheS, etc, are about equal to alfalfa in producing the motive power and warmth necessary to keep the anil nal in good condition. There are two things which the experiment stations are earnestly seeking for; better plants for the dry season, and better plants for the cold and so far they have de- cided for the present time that rye grasses stand first as living through out the dry season. Hungarian ana Phraders Brome grasses second, tall oat grass third, orchard grass, which does we'll in shady situations, fourth, and red top fifth.
 Our common yellow and white clov- CTS, although stock will not eat them, still have their value, as plowed un- der in the green state they return large amount of nitrogen in the soil making cheaper fertilizer than any we can buy.
 Anyone can obtain the Bulletin 132, entitled Feeding of Farm Animals, by applying to Agricultural Experi-
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25
VetCh for Forage.

Vetch has been introduced in Ore gon and Washington and is proving to be an exceedingly valuable crop and is a very acceptable feed for cat tie and horses, according to report made by D. H. Stovall of Josephine county, Oregon. He states that three quarters of an acre will produce feed in plenty to keep a horse and COW through the winter, besides produc- ing four or five bushels of seed. There are farmers in Oregon" he says, 'who vetch hay on an acre, and six to eight tons of vetch hay can be easily grown on an acre of moderately rich soil.
 "Vetch should be planted with rye in order to hold it up for cutting; oats or wheat are good, but rye is bet ter If rain comes just before cutting time vetch will fall and rot but 1t never gets so rotten but that cows will eat and relish it. They won't leave a single stem in the manager; horses eat it with equal relish. Vetch is planted in May and cut in Septem- Der, when hay is desired. It will grow from eight to ten feet high. The gen eral plan followed is to cut the first crop when the vetch is about three feet high and in about six weeks mow it again; then in September mow a third crop, and ofttimes a fourth can be cut. This gives green feed all the summer season through"
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25
More fggs-Why Not?

Why dosent the farmer raise more hens? Nothing so profitable as an egg farm Eggs have been 30 cents a dozen for the past five months. Car loads of Eastern eggs coming in and bring a good price. A man with 200 hens. a dozen COWS and 20 pigs, will soon have bank account. The Vest side farmer beats the orange man because he has dairy products and eggs coming in every day and pigs growing all the time, while oranges are gathered but once year. A little hay to sell, dozen fat hogs to mar ket, a few cases of eggs for grocer, veal for the butcher. etc. The West side farmer has job--a sure thing. No one kicks him!-Santa Ana Lead CT.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

Moral suasion with the trusts is like eating bean soup with fork.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

He who trusts to luck must beg or him who works with pluck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
SOFT CORN.

The fine corn crop of a large section
of the north, during the month of Sep
TENDER when the temperature is high
enough to mature it as rule, has this
year stood still and made no progress
whatever owing to the persistent low
temperature. AS result that section
of the country is full to OVERLOOKING
OF soft corn. the profitable disposal
OF which is putting the growers to their
wits end. 1t may be said here for the
benefit of all concerned that the crib
bling of soft and immature corn always
has been and always will be a failure,
and that it should be carefully sepa-
rated from that which is ripened and
disposed of in some way. Such soft
corn makes pretty good feed for milk
cows and steers in the feed yard, and
may be fed to the pigs in moderation.
The silo would have been the best
place for it, but so very few have them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

cured hams and bacon and dried beef,
the quality Of which could put to
shame the best products of the modern
packing houses; strings of onions and
popcorn and the Indispensable rife and
shotgun, the furniture, much of it
homemade; the only carpet a rag car
pet which covered the floor of the
mothers room, a ladder to reach the
attic bedroom, where the boys could
see the stars through the chinks of the
shakes on the roof and where the win
ter blizzard would cover them with a
white blanket in night; a very few
books and weekly paper which was
a week old when received; the root
house well stocked with vegetables and
| in the winter a quarter Of beef or may
be whole deer hanging up frozen in
the woodshed, to be used from ad
libitum. Neighbors in those days, too.
were the right kind, who would share
anything they had and come visiting
for two or three days at a time, bring
ing their bedding and something good
to eat with them. There were bees to
help raise the house for the newcomer,
to husk the corn and build the Dog
barns, and while it was all in a sense
homely, plain and rough, there was the
charm of a neighborly good will which
is nowadays all too rare.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
COMPANY MEALS.

There is no sort of sense in preparing
n meal for even the most distinguished
company for the housewife putting on
the table two kinds of pie, three Of cake
and cookies, two or three sorts Of
pickles and lot more of indigestible
stuff The best rule in getting up what
may be termed company meal is to
treat your guests just as you would
like to be treated if at their homes.
You see, when you prepare so much
stuff your guests have either got to pile
their plates with what they cannot and
will not eat or by refusing the food
when passed to them incur the sus-
picion of thinking you are poor cook.
One kind of meat, preceded by soup,
seasonable vegetable, simple des-
sert, good coffee, bread and butter,
daintily served, is lots better than q
four ring circus of a meal such as
many women prepare, and then if the
old man can't ask blessing at least
make him serve the guests. Simplicity
in this eating business never conflicts
with real gentility.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
SHOULD PLANT TREES.

A friend who owns a nice prairie
farm, well improved, persists in try
ing to cultivate the sides and crown Of
quite bluff that borders stream
which runs through his farm. We
hardly see why he tries to raise crops
on this hill, for in dry years they per-
ish from drought and in wet ones are
washed out by the roots. If we had
that bluff, which is about ten acres
in extent, we would set it out to trees
apple trees preferably-and if not fruit
trees, then evergreens. Planted to trees
the bare blotch on the landscape would
soon become thing Of beauty and Of
far greater profit than to attempt to
do the impossible by making corn.
field of it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

slant Langdon's voice rang down the
wide thoroughfare in the old time pow
erful, commanding tones she had heard
on the parade at Pawnee. This way,
d battery Lively! This way!' Then
followed "Stand here just one minute,
Miss Grahame." And with that he
sprang from her side. She saw him
launch into the fray with the leap of
panther. 1.-the, supple, quick as a cat.
She saw the lightning blows that sent
two of the brutal assailants crashing
their full length on the sidewalk, saw
him whirl upon the third. who darted
back into the saloon. and the next in
slant an impressive tableau under the
sputtering electric light = Langdon,
bareheaded, spare and athletic, with
clinching fists gazing down at two be-
wildered ruftians slowly struggling to
their feet; a young battery man. blood
covered and feeble, clinging to the
lamppost; a barkeeper in shirt sleeves,
with two or three satellites peering out
from the doorway, and two stalwart
soldiers, just arrived, facing their for
mer officer and, with the instinct of
long habit, standing at the salute.
Five minutes later the rescued bat
terry man was being led away by his
comrades, and street car was convey
ing the rescuer and his fair, pale faced,
silent companion back to the hotel.
Keep your eye open for those fell
lows after this nights work." whisper
od rho policamau who bod aconr4od
them to the crossing; but Langdon paid
little heed, for presently Ethel spoke.
You must let me mend that coat at
once, Mr.. Langdon," said she, and,
glancing down, he saw that the SWELL
ing muscles had burst both buttonholes
at the chest, and the old cutaway was
wreck indeed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
rRosr ANYWAYS HUnTs CORN.

A September frost this year which
came when the corn as whole was
immature and very much behind time
in ripening dropped on some fields and
skipped others and left abundant evil
dence Of the folly there is in claiming
that frost can ever under any circum-
stances be of any benefit to q crop Of
corn. The smitten fields soon dried up,
and, while only the leaves Of the corn
were touched, the stalk remaining
green, the ears shriveled up and be-
came well nigh worthless, while that
not touched, though badly set back by
the cold weather, has gradually ma
tured good ears. Hereafter when any
body claims that frost is a good thing
for corn tell him he does not know
what he is talking about.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
TRAIN THE HORSE.

No animal on the farm can be more
easily trained than the horse, and when
we consider how much the horses may
be taught we often wonder why SO lit
tie pains are taken to teach them. The
horses used in the city fire departments
are good illustration of how easily a
horse may be trained, while the marvel
of the trained horses of the circus is
always wonder. Instinctively the
milkman's horse will go to each pa
irons home with unvarying regularity,
as will the horse of the rural mail car.
rier. The constant use of raw, un-
trained horses is needless when they
may be SO very easily trained in almost
any line
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

within his arm. Had any one told him
the day he so sadly left Pawnee that
this would be a possibility in the near
future Eric Langdon could hardly have
believed.
The air was crisp, keen and sharply
cold. but there was no wind. and he
never seemed to feel the lack of an
Overcoat. His old cutaway was hand
some, stylish garment when first it
buttons and buttonholes were strain
ing now as he filed his lungs with the
ozone and oxygen of that rare exhila-
rating atmosphere. The shops at the
street corners at first were brilliantly
lighted, and the bridge over the Red
Water was lively with sleighs, street
ears and pedestrians hurrying home
ward. 1t was she who had turned
southwark as they left the hotel at the
ladies' door, and it made no difference
to him. His habitat was the north
side-the yards of the Big Horn-hut
she had chosen the opposite direction,
away from what might be called the
residence side of the city.
''It is fad of mine," she said. 81
like to see as much as can of every
place visit, and I've never been on
the other side"
Nor l." he answered. Being 4 Big
Horner now, NY work keeps me at our
yards all day"
DO you like it?" she asked after a
moments pause.
at is interesting anG exacting," he
replied, guiding her carefully over a
broken cross walk. The streets seemed
neglected hereabout. There was sa-
| loon on every corner and knot of
loafers at almost every saloon.
"l'm almost sorry you chose this
route, Miss Grahame." he continued,
noting the curious looks that were bent
upon him and his companion; noting,
too, an occasional elbow nudge among
the loiterers
1.-THE Seattle side doesn't seem to be
the better side, does it," she answered,
half laughing. .'But, then, I've twice
been to your station and the scene of
your exploit. l thought should like
to see what was left of the Seattle.
Oh, Mr.. Langdon, I'm afraid there's
trouble,"
Not 40 feet away the double doors of
saloon suddenly swung violently out
ward, and little group of men came
surging and struggling forth. Ore, a
young soldier in artillery uniform
hampered by his heavy overcoat and
bending double and striving to protec,
his head was in the grasp of two pow
erful toughs, who, followed by a third
We're furiously kicking and striking N
their almost helpless victim. Half 6
block farther down the street, hurryins
| toward the station, all ignorant of the
! plight of their comrade, two soldiers
were striding swiftly away. In an in
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
No Further DELAY,

A couple had been engaged to be
married for about fourteen years, and
still the swain had not mustered up
courage enough to ask her TO name the
happy day. The other evening he called
her to sing something tender and touch
ing. Imagine his surprise when she
sat down at the piano and sang, Oar
ling, l am growing old" There was no
further delay.--Scottish American.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

If you like pork for your own use
which has a streak of lean and a
streak of fat, you do not want to raise
the pig on corn diet. because it can
not make these streaks out of that sort
of food. Feed skimmilk, potatoes, clo-
yer, peas, bran, barley-things which
make lean meat and not fat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS,
IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY.

Time of trains carrying passengers at
Hedrick, Iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901.
Going North.
No. 3-St. Paul Express daily. 1890 D. m.
No 5-Mason City Mail lEx Sun, 2:l0 p m.
No. Way Freight lex SUM-. 500 p. M.
Going South.
No. 6-Peoria Mail Tex SUM. 10 20 D. m.
No. Way, Freight tlx SUM-. s:45 a. IN.
No, 4-Peorla Express, (aailyl... $40 a. NJ.
United States, Canada and Mexico. For
rates. folder; etc, call on or address,
Gen. Pass Tiki. ACT, Agent.
Marshalltown, Iowa Hedrick, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

New Jersey produces two things
which are the best of their kind
peaches and sweet potatoes. If she
would raise more peaches and potatoes
and fewer trusts, we could love her
better.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The very meanest work which there
is to be found on the farm is to have
to dig potatoes where one-half of them
are rotten, and that is the fix this fall
through much of the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The grass and weeds should be
cleared away from around the fruit
trees before the snow comes to prevent
the mice from making nests and gir-
ding the base of the trees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
THE pIoNEER HOME.

With all our modern improvements
for the farm home we still look long
ingly back TO the home of the pioneer
days-a double log house, big fire.
place, hewn joists and rafters over
head. from which depended home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

1t is good idea to let the pigs run
through the orchard and pick up the
worm eaten windfalls, but they should
never be fed OF herded in it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The corncob can hardly be depended
upon to take the place of coal this win
ter. for it is doubtful if the cobs can
be got dry enough to burn at all.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

A prominent fruit grower and apple
raiser tells us that he would rather
have the pigs clean up the windfalls
in his orchard than spray his trees if
he wanted to secure fruit free from
blemishes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The crow as carrier of hog cholera
germs should not be overlooked. This
bird has great liking for feed yards
and dead hogs, and as it goes from
one farm to another it would be very
easy for it to spread this disease.
Doves and dogs are also agents en-
gagged in the same line of business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
Burlington Route Excursions.

One.Way Settlers Excursion Rates,
via Burlington Route Very cheap one
way settlers rates win be on sale dur.
Ing the months Of September and Oc-
tober, to points in Montana, Utah,
Idaho, oregon, Washington andCalifor-
MIA. For rates and full information
call on OF address w. s. Parker,
...l...- Agt. Union Depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

If we ever buy seed corn from seed
house again it will have to be sold to
us in the car or we shall not want it..
There is almost as much chance for
fraud in this seed corn business as
there is in the maple sugar trade.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. j. Packard, Agent.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
Arrive. Depart.
Chicago, Dubuque &
Milwaukee. 80. .d1 80 n. m. b2:.5 a. m.
Ids, etc ........... bio:1oa. m b5:s5 p. IN.
Kansas City q
Southwest So. ..b2:30 q. m. df:35 a. m.
cal -. ....... 30 p. m. b1o:2o a. m.
No. 90, east bound, leaves. 49,. 8:55 a. m.
No. "a, east bound. leaves. .....19:45 a. m.
No. 81, west bound, leaves. 6:45 a. M.
No. 81, west bound, leaves. IL 80 a. M
These are freights leaving ottumwa
a Daily. b Except Sunday. Except
Monday.
Ottumwa Junction.
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Rabbits are verC fond of blackberry
canes and will ct them up clean. to
the ground. The only remedy is to get
rid of the rabbits.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

We know of several farmers who are
now getting their fuel supply from a
ten acre grove set out twenty years
ago More of this work should be done
on all tile prairie farms. 1t is neither
fair nor right to expect a woman to be
sweet and good natured all the time
when she has nothing but soft coal to
burn,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

There will probably not be much
complaint this year of loss of stock
from the cornstalk disease. There is
SO much green and immature corn that
the stalk ration will be better bal
anced.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

Corn may be king; but, like other
reigning monarchs, he has good many
soft spots in his makeup this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The farther north any of the small
grains are raised the better is apt to
be their quality and the larger the
yield. provided the frosts do not catch
them before maturity. The finest speci-
mems of oats, wheat. fax, barley and
rye we have ever seen grown any
where were raised in the far north
west. where it does not get dark in the
summer until 10 o'clock at night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

John F. Ingram, who became a resi-
dent of Iowa sixty years ago, is dead
at Nevada.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

We have packed a lot of nice, sound
Wealthy apples in oats to see il they
will keep longer than they would in
the barrel. We have no faith that they
will, but some who have tried it claim
success far this method.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

We know of man who has splen-
did spring Of water boiling out Of the
rocks in side hill pasture, and he
either does not know how or does not
care to utilize this rare possession. He
could at a small expense put in ram
and supply his house with spring wa
ter under pressure, running the over
flow down to his barns and yards for
his stock. and then at very small ex-
pense he could dam up the run through
which the brook made by the spring
flows and have a model tishpond in
which trout or black bass would thrive
and prove profitable. 1t LIS too often
true that the best things In life fall to
the lot of those who cannot appreciate
and use them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

There is always this to be said in
honor of agrculture-its products are
always honestly earned. no man en-
gagged i'll it has ever cause to have a
tussle between his avarice and his con-
science or study to see how nicely he
can violate the intent of law without
breaking its letter. Its rewards are
never deftly tilched from some other
mans toll.
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WABASH.

-, c.- g. Arrive. Depart.
Louis 80. ~. .ae:15 a. m. 1850 pm.
louis 80. -. .a7:0O p. M as:25 n m.
| Freight, trains carrying passengers ba-
| tween Ottumwa and Monlton:
| Local freight 80. .bS:00 p. m. do 100 a. m.
Fast freight .....a12:10 p. m. a2:30 .. m.
a Daily b Except Sunday.
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We have an inquiry from Arizona as
to where the Colorado blue spruce can
be obtained for planting. Most of the
up to date nurserymen offer this tree
for sale. though there is much differ
ence in the individual merit Of the
trees. Only small per cent of the
trees grown from the seed show the Pc
culiar color which makes the best
specimens of this variety of confer 30
very attractive.