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The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

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From Farmers Review: Not
showing just what Ia meant by the
term ponds. I viii treat the subject
IN b more general term. al waters
Tor geese. whether ponds, running
streams or pools Of water. We have
eaised geese for twenty or more years
IN . farm where geese have access
% all OF these retreats. We must not
!orget that the goose Is q water fowl.
and water seems to be her chief
q OF pleasure. As to the bene-
dts to be derived from q running
stream. its chief benefit is In the
early spring. when ponds and pools
are frozen. They seek these retreats,
and In their sportive exercise, frolic-
ing and bathing. they are led to CO
habit early in the year. 90 that our
early eggs r just as fertile ~ the
later ones. During the long and In
active winter these occasional outings
produce q healthy and vigorous body.
this being conducive to the fertility
OF their eggs. OF course these bene-
hts accrue also from the pond after
the season opens, Were asked
whether I considered the pond Of
much value in goose culture. I would
say emphatically. yes. Our geese
(true to goose nature) seek out these
ponds and pool retreats, and have
many times remained In and around
them for several days At . time. WIEN
the a IL warm and vet. and have
remained several days without return
ing home. and then only to lay. and
on egafn for these summer resorts Of
the goose family. Aside from the
healthy exercise they obtain much
rourishment In q variety of f0rmsL
While our geese are out thus forag-
ing, some of our neighbors' geese.
which are less fortunate, lounge
around on the meadow or rest q con
siderable part Of the time. I have
also noticed that some of our neigh
boris geese apparently wait until .
shower furnishes q pool in order to
make it convenient for them to CO
habit. It is certainly true that a pond
cOnduces much to the fertility of eggs,
in stimulating their sexual organisms.
We breed only the two bun varieties.
and in keeping a careful record Of
eggs set. l find that from SO to 100
Per cent of eggs in setting have
hatched. OF course not grain stuffed
until abnOrmally fat. Had I no water,
I would certainly have at least a large
tub planted level with the ground al
ways filed with water during the
early spring and during the mating
season. ! have said nothing of bene-
fits derived in growing geese. but for
them from the point of rapid growth
I think the pond very valuable after
the g0sling has grown its wing feath-
ers. and even very young geese we
have allowed to run to these places
and they seemed to grow with that
mushroom speed SC peculiar to geese.
II ponds are infested with turtles, no
Eoslings will long survive il allowed
to enter the pond.-J. H. Leatherman,
Medina county, Ohio.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

London correspondents announce
that it is the policy Of the British gov
eminent I hereafter govern the Trans
vail as q crown colony in the strictest
sense of the term. that is. by Oflcia,s
appointed from England and backed
by a large and permanent military gar
riSOn.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Pioneers Organize.

"A pioneers and old settlers asso-
citation of Burt county was organized
ut Tekamah. Some 800 citizens of
the county met at the fair grounds,
where the organization was perfected.
Rev. I. C. Jones opened the meeting
with prayer. after which he presided
~ Temporary chairman of the meet
ing. A committee of five was ap-
pointed on constitution and bylaws.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Attempt to Hold Up Farmer.

HUMBOLT-Todd Drake, q we'll
known young farmer living east of
the city. complained of an attempt to
hold him up while he was walking
home . few nights ago. A lone high
wayman commanded him to halt. but
Todd resisted. with the result that his
clothing was considerably torn. The
assaflant was frightened away.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

The farmer that will so provide for
his herd of cows that the milk yield
will be as great in the hot weather as
In the spring will make money by the
operation. 1t is q fact well known tc
all. that in the middle of the sum.
mer the milk yield is always short
ened on account of the dryness OF
the grass and the abundance of flies
aided possibly by the greater evapora
ton Of moisture from the bodies Of
the cows. II this decreased mill
flow resulted in any good to the cows
or II the milk flow were regainet
after the hot season. the loss wOulG
not be so great as it Is But TIE
milk flow, when allowed to decrease
for a number of weeks, will not again
be resumed till the following sprint
when the COWS come in fresh. This
is q problem ON which it is advisa
BILE to work till it is solved. We be
lieve the silO Is the surest and quick
est answer that can be given.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

MIXED aatio0o for Farm tSoeoseL
Many horse feeders regard oats -
almost necessary. and Il II doubtless
true that In large regions Of the Unit
ed States the most common ration for
horses consists q oats and hay, With
an occasional bran mash. In the
South and West corn seems TO b the
most common feed. especially IN rural
districtaL Many experiments have
been reported which support the
theory that horses may be satisfac-
tOrily fed and reasonable combination
OF wholesome materials which supplies
The required nutrients In due proper.
ton. In other words. protein and en-
ergy are required BY the animal body
rather than any special feed. Believ-
ing that more horses should b raised
and that IN economic system Of feed
ing would Be IN incentive to horse
breeders, q W. BuEkett Of tho New
Hampshire Station. recently studied
the comparative value Of Q number Of
mixed rations With the station farm
horses during . period Of two years.
The rations were 50 planned that IN
abundance OF nutritive material Vas
supplied BY grain mixtures which Were
cheaper than oats. Throughout tho
greater part Of the experimental period
hay was fed with the grain. Durins
q part Of the time corn fodder was
used. The comparative merits Of the
following i've rations YER studied In
the Arst test: Hay 10 pounds. bran 2
pounds. corn s pounds. and gluten feed
6 pounds: hay 10. bran 2. corn 8. oats
8: hay 10. corn 8. and bran z: hay 10.
corn 8, linseed oil meal 4; and hay 10.
cottonsced meal I. bran 2 and com 8.
Each Of the five horses included I'm the
investigation received one Of the "a
tons for one month. the rations being
rotated. SO that during the five months
Of the test each horse vas fed all tho
IatiOns. The following were some Of
the conclusions arrived ut:
Any food stun or combination Of
food stufs furnishing the desirable
nutrient at least cost should be cOo-
sidered in preparing rations for horses.
A mixture Of bran and corn. half and
half, IS a good substitute for corn
and oats for feeding work horses.
Corn slower is q gOo0 substitute for
timothy hay for winter feeding OF
horses because Of its feeding value.
the yield per acre and commercial
value. A change from a grain mix
ture. consisting partially Of linseed
oil meal. slowly or abruptly. does not
cause q decrease Of weight In horses
il q proper substitute ration is fed.
The average total cost per year for
actual food supply per horse was
374.32. The average cost for food per
hours work done during two years
was 81 cents.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Civil War Soldier Still.

Civil War Soldiers Still.
York. Pa, is probably the only city
in the United States that a boast Of
having soldiers of the civil war still
in service.
formed there, mustered into the serv-
ice Of the state and assigned to the
duty of guarding railway property in
York county. They were stationed
along the Northern Central railway
between the village of Seven Valley
and the Maryland line.
When I'M of Confederate inva-
sion would reach the border coun-
ties. the young guards would be Or
dered out to protect the railway prop
erty. When the rumors died out they
would be permitted to return to their
homes.
The companies were not designated
by letters or titles and were not at
tached to any regiment. Because of
this, or perhaps because of the neg
lect of the military authorities, the
companies were v mustered out
of service and discharges were not is
sued to the men, so that legally the
seventy-ive survivors, most of whom
still live, are still in the service of the
state.
William Wanner, a member of one
of the companies, thinks that the sur
vivors ought to have honorable dis
charges from the state. and, through
State Senator E. X. McConkey, he will
petition the legislature in behalf Of
his surviving comrades. Previous at
tempts have been made by members
of these companies to gain honorable
discharges, but nc legislative action
has ever been taken on the matter.
To expediate action upon their pc
tition, Mr.. Wanner has suggested that
the seventy-five survivors, when they
apply for discharges. also put in
claims for pay for the fortyone years
they have been in service. Each mans
claim against the state would amount
to $6,393, making the aggregate claims
$479,475.
The eve companies performed
their last active service just prior to
the burning Of Chambersburg by the
Confederate forces. They we're then
disbanded and many of their members
enlisted in other companies which saw
hard service at the front.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
LOCATING COLONY OF DANES
Five Hundred Families to BE Settled
On Grazing Land Near Sidney.

Five Hundred Families to BE Settled
On Grazing Land Near Sidney.
SIDNEY.-HOn. George ID. Meikle-
John, former assistant secretary OF
war, and . party of capitalists were
here purchasing from the Union Pa
ciac railway large tracts of land on
the divide. This syndicate proposes
to bring 500 families of Danes to
settle on these lands and engage ex-
tensively in dairying. the cream to
be sent to Omaha and Denver. This
land lies twelve miles north, contigu-
ous to the Burlington and Union Pa
cinc railroads and is considered the
finest grazing land In Nebraska The
Danish Emigration society of Mime
eota will furnish these emigrants with
Ten COWS each to start and enough
money to erect houses. purchase
farming implements and n~ecessaries
OF life for one year, the money to
be paid back In small installments at
very low rate Of interest.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Swallows Acid by Mistake.

PAPILLION.-Miss Jennie Preston.
living with her parents southwest of
Papillion, swallowed a dose of car.
bOlic acid by mistake and died from
the effects soon after. She had been
sick. and, wishing to take some med
ictne. reached for 1t on the shelf and
got the wrong bottle. Her mother
heard the cries of agony and hurried
10 the room. but the girl was in a
dying condition and soon passed
away.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
The Next

1JOStOl III 1JV7.
This was the unanimous vote of the
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic at San Francis
co, and goes to show that the old vet
Grams who fought in the civil war for
q united nation know q good thing
when they see it. 1t also shows that
although the comrades are growing
old and feeble, their minds are still
clear, and they have not forgotten the
royal good time they had in the Hub
thirteen years. ago and the cordial
welcome and lavish hospitality re-
ceived on that occasion.
Everyone then threw open their
houses to the honored veterans who
fought from 81 to IS, and the same
hospitality will be shown next year.
Bostonians also went deep into their
pockets to defray the expenses of that
encampment. and SO large a fund was
raised that 20 per cent of the amount
subscribed was returned to the donors
after the encampment-sOmething un-
precedented in the history of the or
der.-BOston Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
orioin Of the G. A. z.

Comrade 7. H. Hagerty of st. Louis.
No., past chaplain-in-chief of the G. A.
t., in a recent communication says:
As there has been considerable discus
sion as to the origin of the idea OF
he @. A. r. organization. will you
allow me to tell you what l know
about it? I was personally acquainted
with the Rev. William J. Rutledge of
illinois, both before and after the war
If the rebellion. In talking with him
only q few years before his death he
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Importance Of Dairylns.

importance Of 0alryIng.
H. r. Wright, dairy commissioner
Of Iowa. says: Most everybody that
writes or talks about the dairy bust
ness takes IN extreme view. either
that the business 10 the only one and
the most profitable one for the farmer:
or that II Is Q matter Of little mo-
ment. and. indeed. for . great number
OF farmers. . money losing instead Of
money making occupation. I my
sen belong to the optimist class. and
! believe not only that the dairy indus
W OF the country Is . very large at
fair. but ! believe also that. notWith'
standing the apparent high cost OF
production, 1t IL one Of the most prof
liable Industries for the individual
Tor the section In which 1t is carried
on. and for the country at large. Be
cause the farmer. with his few old
COWS. 10 tho visible and immediate
representative Of the dairy business.
70 allow ourselves to imagine that
the dairy business is q very little
thing. The representative Of the
dairy industry stands for the largest
single line Of agriculture save one.
His product, with q value Of $5SOJOOO.'
O0O. is greater than the annual value
OF hogs sold in the United States
($5OO. DOC. 00O): it Is greater than the
value Of all hay and forage ($4S4.2sS..
1861: is greater than the value of al
the meat cattle slaughtered ($4l9. ASS;
zO0): 1t Is greater than the value OF
all the wheat produced ($369, 9l5. $500;
It Is greater than the value of all the
eggs and poultry ($2S1, 17S.O 35): and
1t has q cash value almost twice as
much a the value Of oats $(217. 09S,,
$50: sheep ESQ., 600. 0OO); barley
N41. 6S1. 762): rye ($11 2.2s0.64O): rice
$S.O0O.000); and buckwheat ($5.747.-
S53) Of the United States. 1t far sur.
passes the value of cotton 1880. 900.
OOO). and is second only to the value
of corn produced ($S2S. 1926.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

The permanence of effect Is one Of
the most valuable characteristics Of
farmyard manure. as. il once applied
in a rotation, 1t benefits all the crops
In the rotation.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Famous Einhter Dead.

Juan +. Carderas, a veteran Indian
fighter. Confederate soldier. police
| captain, editor and ~ex-alderman. died
at San Antonio. Tex, the other day.
He was descended from an old and
| wealthy Mexican family.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Recalls Naval Victory.

The recent naval maneuvers on the
coast of New England recalls the fact
that the state of Maine fought the
first naval battle of the Revolution
and won the first victory on the water.
Soon after the battle of Lexington the
Inhabitants of Machias, Me-, erected
a Liberty pole on the village green.
When lchabod Jones. the leading trad.
er of the town. anne back from his
regular trip to Boston, he was con
voyed by the little British schooner.
the Margaretta, under command of
Midshipman Moore. Moore ordered
the pole to be cut down. The Machias
men seized Jones' own schooner, this
Unity, under Captain jeremiah
O'Brien, and went out to do battle
with Moore. Armed with pitchforks
the Maine men boarded the Margaretts
and captured her. She was renamed
the Liberty, and did good service fol
the patriot cause against England fol-
many months. The warship Machias
in the present navy commemorate
that exploit.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Deaf Mute Sent to Prison.

FREMONT.-In the district court
Charles Hope. q deaf mute. was ar
raigned on the charge of forging a
check purporting to be drawn by the
Tribune company. He plead guilty
and was given q sentence of fourteen
months in the penitentiary.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

Dug VtJCe TOT avn.
PLATTSMOUTH-Ex-Sheri ". D.
Wheeler has sold the Cook farm in
this county of 100 acres. 1t was pur
chased by George Messenger for $91
per acre, and the remaining eighty
vas sold to Robert Propst for $97 pei
acre.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Kills m Army Of RattIers.

YORK. Neb-C. e. Seeger, a
farmer living south of McCOOl. near
the Fillmore county line. while pillow.
Ing uncovered two nests of rattle.
snakes. In which were thirty-eight
snakes. Mr.. Seeger succeeded in
ki1ling Ill except the largest, which
!Was . full grown RATHER. In the nest
were some very small snake eggs,
from which when broken came little
snakes - r0ll Of fight and activity
. n they Wsre q year old.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

Accidentally Shot with Rife.
YORK-Miss Teresa Zimmerer was
climbing into q buggy to take a drive
and in some unaccountable way a o.
caliber rife in the buggy was acct
dentally discharged and the bullet en-
tered Just below the knee.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

DAVID CITY.-Mrs. Nora Monk of
this city. n day this week filed a
complaint before County Judge Skies
charging her husband, William E.
Monk. with the crime Of deserving her
and three small children. 1t was re-
ported that Monk was in Lincoln
rooming with . young woman, but
when Sheriff West arrived Monk had
flown. He was captured ut Fairbury
and brought to this city and lodged in
the county JAIL.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

The weather man sits up all night
figuring out how he may best make
a liar out of the newspaper para
grapher.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

From Farmers Wev10W: COtty
ear ago this summer We tore down .
arge shed about 100 feet Of . circle.
which my father had built about ten
fears before ON high ground. The
manure vas well cleaned up ana
,auled to other parts Of the S0acre
1eld. The land has been farmed every
rear in corn, oats. rye or Timothy
meadow. No manure Or fertilizer has
been put ON that part OF the field dur
ng these forty years. but each year
he crops grow much faster and rsnker
IN the spot where the shed was than
my other part Of the field. The cir.
conference Of the shed o be traced
N the crop and . difference seen -
Tar as one can rec the field.
In oats. meadow and pastures and
along fence rows, the yellow dock. bur.
lock and thistle seem to grow thicker
than ever. They ought to be cut and
killed before the seed forms to spread
and seed the entire farm.
Can any Of your readers tell me how.
first, to kill plantain in q door:yard
without blowing and cultivatine It;
second, how easiest and surest to kin
q patch Of Canada thistles; third. how
to get rid of rats around house. barn
and other buildings.-O. Dinwiddie. In
diana.
The experience of our correspon-
lent, az noted above. gives very val
nable information. We have heard It
asserted that the effects of stable ma
0ure could be seen for twenty years
from the time 1t was applied. But
here is q nan who ices its effects forty
years from the time of its application,
and there is no good reason to doubt
that its effects will be still evident for
some years to come. 1t is an apparent
tact that barnyard MANURE helps crops
of all kinds to resist drouth, as the
plants stimulated by barnyard manure
root deeper and grow ranker, thus
shading the ground and preventing
evaporation except through the plants
themselves. The suggestion as to the
cutting of the weeds Is timely and
should be acted upon at once.
We hope our readers will answer the
queries as to p~lantain, Canada thistles
and rats. The editor Of the Farmers
Review has found that digging up plan
tain is the quickest and best way to
get rid of 1t. With q sharp knife one
can cut OF the plants just below the
surface Of the ground. He has found
that the only way to kill Canada
thistles is to keep them cut down.
A sharp hoe is very good for this work.
The writer was bsought up on q New
England farm where the fight against
the Canada thistle was perennial. and
can boast Of having had experience in
this regard. There is no short and
easy way by which to get rid of this
pest Repeatedly cutting them of at
the ground will destroy them In the
end. As to rats We have found that
phosphorus in some form or other is
very effective. 1t can generally be OBJ
tanned at drug stores under the name
of electric PASTE" OF course it has
to be placed where other animals or
children cannot get at 1t.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Feeding the Brood Sew in Montana.

Feeding the Brood Sew in Montana.
A bulletin Of the Montana station
saws: The brood SOW a forage the
greater part OF the year. During the
later stages of pregnancy a little
grain food should be supplied. the
amount depending upon her condition
Of flesh: this. however. will not be
necessary during the time she Is
cleaning from the grain fields. The
forage in general being leguminOus
any one of the cereal grains may be
used as supplementary food. While
nursing the litter access should al
ways be given to the forage grounds
when possible, and a liberal grain
ration fed. Immediately after far.
rowing a light ration OF sloppy feed
Of skim milk, shorts. bran
and oats is most satisfactory; the
heavier grain foods can be gradually
added. During the period Of rest or
early pregnancy in the winter months
the brood SOW can be maintained on
sugar beets, carrots or mangOlds with
a One-third grain ration added.
narrowing has hitherto been
favored. but the climatic and food
are such that fall litters
can be handled almost equally well.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

The cucumber flea-beetle may be
driven OF by the application Of freshly
slaked lime or SCOT.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

Weootn0 Day % Fixed.
LINCOLN.-The marriage of Miss
Ruth Bryan and W. H. Leavitt of
Newport will take place Saturday
evening. October 3. at 7:30 o'clock at
Fairview, the home Of the bride.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

Love at first sight Is often . case
of looking through the wrong end Of
the telescope.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
Care Of Sheen.

A Canadian shepherd says: The
lamb crop. like any other, to be sue
cessful. must be prepared for before
hand; therefore. as the breeding sea
son approaches the ewes ought to be
getting in good condition, and 1t can
not be done easier than by giving
them the u Of the stubble-lelds
after the grain is stacked. Before the
breeding season is W. the winter
win have set in, and the flock Vim b
In their winter quarters. No elabO-
rate building is necessary. A hay
rack running round the inside, With
q small door in the center. Just large
enough for q sheep to go in and
out when the big door Is shut Il
must be dry and entirely free from
drafts for the sheep to do we'll; 3Ox6O
feet will be ample accommodation fos
q hundred goOd-sized ewes. until
lambing time. The winter feed should
be wild hay, Dat straw or OF sheaves.
They may be allowed to run at the
oat stack, IL a is taken to remove
the Overhanging portions as they eat
it away from under. to prevent the
chaf from getting into their wool.
The hay is fed in the rack inside, and
only what they will eat up clean. Al
ways clean out the racks before tho
next feeding. I have often heard it
said that sheep won't drink water.
but that is q mistake; they will drink
large quantities of water at the right
time and place. They won't drink
out of a water hole on a cold day. but
watered in their pens and in trOughs.
a hundred head will drink almost two
barrels a day. think good water is
most important. Keep salt where they
can get it Al all times. summe and
winter.