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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
rhrashlna Broom Corn.

The removing of the seeds from
the brush is variously termed seed
Ing. scraping, or thrashing. This is
accomplished by bringing the heads
in contact with a rapidly revolving
cylinder the surface Of which is set
with teeth or spikes. A thrasher OF
the kind now in general use in sec.
tons growing much broom corn costs
from $3.50 to 5000. Such machine
with eighteen to twenty men to keep
it running steadily. can clean the
brush from 80 to 40 acres in a day.
The seed heads are not drawn entire.
ly through the cylinders as in thrash
ing grain, but are held firmly and
evenly by means Of toothed belt
which carries an even stream OF
brush in front of it and at an angle
with the cylinders, so that, beginning
at the top portion, the seed is removed
as the heads are carried farther and
farther between the cylinders. With
all the seed removed the belt deposits
the brush on a table at the Other
end Of the cylinders. The feeding
OF the seed heads to the thrasher anc
the removal of the cleaned brush and
storing 1t in the drying sheds re
quires force of twelve to fifteen mer
Gig. 5).-Bulletin TIA, Department o
Agriculture.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Crates for Fruit Packing.

In the gathering of fruit. especially
OF fruits that bruise easily, like
peaches. pears and piums, it is ad-
visable to have strongly built rigid
crate. Baskets are quite generally
used, and we see pictures Of men
carrying bushel baskets heaped up.
holding them by the two handles.
This Is considered by the best packers
detrimental to the fruit, which should
be rubbed together as little as posi-
BILE. There is some give" about all
baskets, and basket on the ground
full Of apples does not retain its shape
entirely when lifted from the ground.
The apples are pushed together op-
posite the handles and are shifted
more or less in the other parts of the
basket. In a greater degree bags
cause the bruising of fruit. A two
bushel bag is flled and is generally
lifted by the middle. This forces
the apples very closely together in
the two ends of the bag, and they
roll back again when the bag is set
down. One Michigan packing house
has made a picking crate that will
hold little more than a bushel. II
is rectangular and composed of Stats
Care is taken to have the stats on
the bottom close together. so that the
fruit will not project below the stats
and receive bruises when the crate
is set down. This crate will largely
take the place Of the other receptacles
used in picking and delivering fruit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
POULTRY
:.Asa)I=8s'h:.z:IIytt4s
Experience With eroiIers.

From the Farmers Review: To be
candid. | wish to say my experience
along this line is somewhat limited.
However, | will give what little l
know and trust 1t may be Of benef1t
to some brother poultryman. In the
first place, we must have the right
kind OF breeding stock. Now it is not
what variety we like the best, but the
variety that finds the most favor in
the market. We must raise what the
consumer likes the best. I believe
the White Plymouth Rocks or White
Wyandottes make the best broilers;
for the reason that their pin feathers
do not show as badly as do those OF
their darker-colored cousins, and
therefore present nicer appearance
when dressed. Now, after having
nothing but good healthy birds in
our flock, we begin saving eggs for
Matching about the first of February
and, as soon as we get enough to
I'LL the incubator, we start 1t going.
We have been reasonably successful
with the incubator and much prefer 1t
" tue men.
The next thing in order is to see
that the brooder is in good shape.
We have an old house with stove
in 1t, so we can fire up in severe
weather. There Is where we put the
brooder, cover the floor of the brood
er with sand, and, about IL hours be-
fore taking the chicks out Of the in
cubator, light the lamp and heat the
brooder chamber up to about 95 de-
grees. After the chicks are two weeks
old the temperature need not be over
SO degrees. We have found that 1t is
best not to feed anything for at least
Sc hours. then give a light feed OF
rolled oats and little sweet skimmilk
For feeding the milk we use tin
can with hole punched about half
an inch from the top. Fill with milk
and invert it in a saucer. This makes
an ideal drinking fountain. 1t is best,
in my opinion, to feed rather sparing-
ly the first week. Then feed five or
six times day till they go to market
Rolled oats. wheat and cracked corn
are my main feeds, always feeding
corn the last thing before they go to
roost
| throw chaff from the barn floor
onto the floor of the room and scat
ter wheat, and. once in while, lit
tie millet seed into It. This will give
the chicks exercise, which they must
have to be healthy and strong. We
have heard 1t said Don't let the
chicks have all the water they will
drink" My experience leads me to be
lieve that they should have water con-
stantly before them. A little pounded
charcoal and grit is also very essen
tial. In eight or ten weeks we should
have or 2A pound broilers, and they
should be marketed at once. There is
good money in the business, but to
run 1t on large scale requires con-
siderable capital. This we do not all
possess; but we can all raise a few
nice juicy broilers for our own table
and maybe few besides.-Charles Z.
Niewold, Logan County, Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
In-Breedina Of Poultry.

In time our experiment stations will
doubtless take up the question of in.
breeding and conduct series of expert.
ments to determine just what its eff.
fects are on birds. 1t is not necessar.
lily fact that what is true of one kind
OF animal life is true of every other
kind. though it may be so. 1t is
probably safest not to do much in
breeding. But on the other hand, there
are large breeders that claim that in.
breeding does not result in the de.
terioration of the flock. II care is taken
in selecting the most vigorous breed.
ers. One man claims that he actually
inbred for vigor and increased the
vigor of his flock in that way. In
breeding is generally reputed to affect
the vigor of a flock first of all. II any
of our readers have tried experiments
along this line We would like to hear
from them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
sub-Earth Factories.

The farmer is not generally looked
upon as manufacturer. Yet on his
lands and under them. on the roots OF
all leguminous plants, there are at
work the microscopic creations that
labor in changing the free nitrogen
OF the air into soil nitrates that may
be used by the plants. Every nodule
on the root of a plant is an immense
factory. 1t may be smaller than a
pea, yet in it are multitudes of the lit
tie workers. They existed from the be-
ginning Of the development of legum-
inosae on the earth; but man has
only recently discovered them. Be-
fore he understood that they were the
friends of man, he regarded these
factories as symptoms Of plant dis
eases, and various remedies were in
vented for the cure Of the said dis
eases. But later such efforts were
found to be misapplied, and II was
recognized that these same tubercles
were part of the machinery Of Mother
Nature, by which she kept the soil
supplied with the so-readily soluble
forms Of nitrogen. which alone can
be taken up by the roots Of plants.
In the woods and on the prairies there
are numerous forms Of leguminosae,
which help to keep up the balance re-
quired. There are the wild peas, the
beggar weeds. the vetches and their
relatives. On all Of their roots are
the little nitrogen factories crowded
with workers. Man is able to assist
these laborers and make it possible
for them to increase their product.
This Is a manufacture in which there
is not danger Of over production.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Cow Peas and Velvet Beans.

On light soils especially COW peas
and velvet beans prove valuable as
fertilizers. They have been expert
mented with long enough for people
to be certain that their use as greet.
manure is fully justified Even where
crops OF beans and peas are taken
on and the rest of the plants turned
under. the supply of nitrogen added
to the land has proven of immense
advantage to the succeeding crop. 1t
is freely stated by experimenters that
any kind Of COW pea will furnish
enough nitrogen to the soil to fully
meet the demands Of any following
crop, that is, Of the next year. In
some tests recently conducted, we
notice that the increased yield Of the
corn crop following the blowing under
OF COW peas and velvet beans was over
80 per cent. When crops of velvet
beans and COW peas were gathered
and the hay was stored, the remain
der OF the plant being plowed under.
the increase of corn was over 80 per
cent, of oats over 800 per cent, of
wheat over 200 per cent, and of sor-
ghum hay over so per cent. The
plants that seem to utilize most the
fertility from these legnmes, especial.
ly on light land, are oats and wheat,
probably for the reason that these two
plants begin to cover the ground at
once and to send down rootlets that
catch the nitrogen that may be leach
ing out Of the soil. The plants that
leave the land unoccupied for the
longest time are the ones that profit
least from the blowing under of the
previous legume crop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Housing Geese.

From the Farmers Review: There
is probably no fowl or animal on the
farm that requires as little shelter as
geese after they reach maturity. Give
them straw or something of the kind
to sit on and they appear to be COM
Portable even in the coolest weather.
An open shed of almost any descrip-
ton, that will keep out the snow, is
an ideal place for the breeding Of
geese. They should never be con-
fined in close building. For the
young goslings different place is
needed. Mine are nearly all Matched
With hens. AS fast as they get out
OF the shell take them in covered
basket and place them near the
kitchen stove. They are such large,
soft, clumsy things that they are
often crushed in the nest, If not re-
moved at once. When they are all
out and well dried off, place them
in an ordinary coop with the old hen.
II 1t is early in the spring and the
weather is cold, II is generally best
to leave the hen with them until
they are two or three weeks old, but
later in the season, as the weather
becomes mllder, discard the old hen
entirely after the goslings are three
or four days old. They are then kept
in dry place and shut up at night
in coop that is rain-proof. use
the ordinary A-shaped coops. They
shed the RAJ well and are easily
made. Goslings should be well shell
tered from raius until their backs are
well feathered out. After that your
troubles are practically over with
them. Turn them out where they can
get plenty of grass and water with
a feed Of meal once a day, and you
can almost see them grow. Ny ex-
perience is confined to the Toulouse
variety, and have found them very
hardy and easily raised. They are a
profitable fowl for the farmer and
should be more extensively raised.
Harvey H. Huggett, Columbia Coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

The Chinese are smart in many
ways, but in fighting fire they are
about as useless as an army of ante
lopes. When the Board of Rites
Building. in Pekin, recently burst into
flame, fire company hurriedly dash
ed to the scene, to try their skill at
extinguishing it. Their chief equip
ment for this work consisted of ban
ners and gongs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
COMMODORE NICHOLSON OF navy 9gF
Recommends Pe-ru-na-otf1er Pron1in-
ent Men Testify.

Commodore Somerville Nicholson, Of the
United States Navy, in a letter from 1887
X Street. N W., Was hington, d. c., says:
I" Your Peruna has been and Is
now used by SO many of my
friends and acquain tances as a
sure cure for cafarrh that 1 am
convinced of its curative qualities
and 4 unhesifstingiy recommend
IL TO all persons suffering from
that complaint. IS. Nicholson.
United States Minister to Guatemala
Endorses Pe-ru-na.
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, U. s. Minister
to Guatemala, ex-member of Congress
from Kentucky. in letter from Washing
ton. d. c.. writes:
II am fully satisfied that your Peruna
is an eficacious remedy for catarrh, as
and many Of my friends have been bene-
fitted by its use. w. G. Hunter, NJ. d.
Member Of Congress From Virginia
Writes.
T;on. G. r. Brown, Martinville, Va,
ex-member of Congress Fifth District,
50'h Congress. writes:
II cheerfully give my endorsement to
your Peruna as cure for catarrh. Its
beneficial results have been so fully dem
onstrated that its use is essential to all
persons suffering from that disease"
Hon. G. r. Brown.
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to pro-
prietary medicines for publication. This
remains true to-day of most proprietary
medicines. But Peruna has become so
Justly famous. its merits are known to so
many people Of high and low stations, that
no one hesitates to see his name in print
recommending Peruna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement. Men
representing all classes and stations are
equally represented.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Iowa Farms "a Per Acre Cash,
balsnce u crop TIL paid. MULHALL, Sioux City, /

The wheels of a Pullman car are
made of paper The body of each
wheel is block of paper about four
inches thick. Around this is a rim
of steel measuring from two to three
inches. 1t is this steel rim, of course,
which comes in contact with the rails.
The sides are covered with circular
iron plates, bolted on.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

limbs and dropsy signs vanish. They
correct urine with brick dust sediment,
high colored, pain in passing, dribbling,
frequency, bed wetting. Doan's Kidney
Pills remove calculi and gravel. Relieve
heart palpitation, sleeplessness, headache,
nervousness, dizziness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

An easy way of taking castor oil
without reducing any nauseating eff.
fects is for the patient to wash out
his mouth with water as hot as can
be borne, and then swallow the oil,
and following this by rinsing out the
mouth well with hot water. The first
swallow of the water cleanses the
mouth, makes the membranes warm,
so that - oil does not stick and con-
sequentlyy slips down easily.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO THE

On October 20th. the Kansas city
Southern Railway port Arthur Routep
will run a cheap excursion from Kansas
city and all stations in Missouri aad
Kansas to Lake Charles, Shreveport.
Beaumont and Port Arthur. The rate for
the round trip will be Sla0o. limited TO
Il days from date of sale. good to stop1
over on going trip at all points en- route.
provided final destination is reached III
side Of Is days from date OF sale. This
exceptionally low rate, together with lib
eral stopover privileges allowed, should
insure a great crowd, especially In view
OF the fact that this is the most delight
full season of the year to visit the South
land. Similar low rates will probably be
placed in effect from points north and
east of Kansas City. Ask your ticket
agent
Every effort will be made by the COM
pany TO secure the safety and comfort of
It's patrons All inquiries relative 20 de-
s.rable locations to visit or other informa-
tion will be cheerfuily furnished. Address
either 8. q. Warner, @. p. & T. A.. v. =.
koesler, T. p. 4 !. A.. or J. II. Morris. I.
y. A., Kansas City. Mo-"
s. G. WARNER.
Respectfully,
q. r. & t. A.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Illicit oIeo Makers.

United States revenue officers re-
Gently raided an Illicit oleomargarine
factory In Chicago. II was found in a
barn and was being run by three men.
They had been selling the colored pro-
duct as creamery butter. and had OBJ
tanned quite a trade A good many
restaurant keepers had been buying
II as creamery Nutter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Two coats Of hot oil applied after
thorough cleaning are said to be an
Improvement over any process now in
use for preventing rust of structural
iron and steel. The oil would fill
crevices, cracks, and holes, where
paint cannot enter. l would cover
rough places often imperfectly coated
In ordinary painting, and would be
fine preparation for subsequent
painting or covering with cement
coating
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived late at
a banquet, and during a speech told
a doll lstory. 1t was received with
stares Of amazement, but laughter
there was none. His asked his neigh
Dor what was the matter. "You told
Joe Choate's story five minutes after
he hsi finished it," Mr. Depew laugh
ed. "Choate's story?" he said. why
Adam told that TO the snake at their
first meeting. knew Choate woulI
tell 1t. but thought he followed me. :"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

A good rule to commit to memoir,
for the making of a mayonnaise Il
three eggs to one quart OF oil and hall
a cupful Of vinegar or lemon Juice
Sometimes the mayonnaise win thick
en- sufficiently with less than one quart
OF oil. II II is very cold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
FALL KIDNEY CHILLS.

With the chilling air of fall comes an
extra tax on weak Kidneys. It's the time
Doan's Kidney Pills are needed now
iscognized the world over as the chief
Kidney and Bladder remedy.
J Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
aoin pains overcome. Swelling of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

These souls Of ours are like rail.
way bridges-they can be reconstruct
ed even when the trains of trial and
temptation are creeping over them"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

he does not have Defiance Starch, you may
be sure he is afraid to keep II until his
stock Of IL OF. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch Is not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch. but contains 16 or to
the package and sells for the same money
as ~ OF. brands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

DKERrIELD, IsD.--" II was
called rheumatism. Icould
get no relief from the doc
tors. Ibegan TO improve on
taking Doan's sample and
got two boxes at our drug
gists, and, although CO years
OF age, l am almost a new
man. Twas troubled a good
deal with my water : had to
get up four and Ave times q
night. That trouble Is over
With and once more l can
rest the night through. My
backache Is all gone, and I
thank you ever so much for
the wonderful m e dicine,
Deans Kidney Pills"
Jso. II. HuBER
president, Ridgeville,
Indiana, State Bank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Money refunded for each package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES IL unsat-
isfactory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

OF all newspapers in the world,
sixty-eight in every 100 are printed in
the English language.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

A tactful man can pull the singer
from a bee without getting stung.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Ifyou do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman. giving full state
ment of your case. and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio.
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you the money. SUEL MEDICINE CO Des
Moiuea Iowa.
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e. 2. FOOT COMFORT Cures Sore,
Sweating and Aching feet. Price 25c.
F. r. Mccarthy, Jefferson, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Most men would rather have money
here and fame when they go where
there are no dollar marks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

There is no saving leaven in the fer
ment of lazy discomfort
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Itching, blind. bleeding or protruding Piles
ALLEN DISCOVERY for PILES. new
discovery that absolutely cures all kinds OF
Piles. Prepared for Piles only. All Drug
Stores. Soc. Sent by mail on receipt Of
price. Address Lock Box Ss2 lie Roy NY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Many man gets reputation for
wisdom by leaving things unsaid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces in
nammaton, allays pain. wind collie 25c bottle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Smokers find Lewis "Single Binder"
straight SC cigar better quality than most
10c brands. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

We owe to society all that we own
in society.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

To Cure a Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund monev II it fails to cure 25c.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Women's hearts never break nova
days, but, oh. how often they wither.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

The cocoanut palm has leaves nearly
thirty feet long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Nothing equals Kra-Nol for Head.
aches, Csc. and 10c. Samples free
Lawrence Drug Co.. Des Molnes. la
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,,,.,.. roo,E.s. wond.rtud R.nes

Have tried ALIENS FooT-EASE. and
find it to be certain cure, and gives COM
fort to one suffering with sore. tender and
swollen feet will recommend ALIENS
FOOT-EASE to my friends. as it il
certainly wonderful remedy.-Mrs. N
II. Guiiford. New Orleans. La"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Don't burden yourself with more
airs than you can carry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Encouragement is but disenchanted
egotism. -Mazzini.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Every effort is not crowned with
success, and many Of them do not de-
serve to be-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
A Guaranteed cure for piles

Faith without works is like a We
hicle minus q motive power attached
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
When Your Grocer Saws

The man who fails is apt to regard
success as a matter of accident.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

The man with too many ideas is
no better than the man with too few
won't shake cut or blow out by using De-
fiance Starch you obtain better results than
possible with any other brand and one third
more for same money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quality
lie o. for 10 cents. Other brands con-
tain oniy,.12 OF.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Some people are attracted to auc-
tion sales out of more-bid curiosity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED?
Use Russ Bleaching Blue and make them
white aga n. loo. Al all good grocers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

Magnet Pile killer Cures Piles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

BAXTER SPRIses, KANSAS.
~ received the free sam.
pie Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For five years l have had
much pain in my back, which
physicians said arose from
my Kidneys. Four boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills have en-
tirely cured the trouble. J
think l owe my life to these
pills, and l want others to
know it." SADIE DAVIS,
Baxter Springs, kans.