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The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

From Farmers Review: We now
have on hand IS yearlings. 6 mixers.
and Is cows and heifers that are rails
ing calves. The calves from the milk
ers We raise by hand. The farm can
not be kept up without the raising nf
some stock. What rest you give the
land from the plow is clear gain. as
Won viii not have enough manure to
fertilize It all. In the raising of cat
tie you do not have to build 50 much
fence as In the raising Of hogs and
sheen. With cattle you need only
three or four wires and post every
16 feet. With cattle we get much val
uable manure, and can turn on . good
carload oe steers every two years and
have some hogs to sell in addition.
Then you can turn over field Of clio
yer In the fall. and win get . corn
crop the next year averaging IS or 30
bushels per acre.-C. H. Townsend
Bureau County, Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
Government Crop Statistics.


Preliminary statistics compiled By
the statistican Of the Department Of
Agriculture indicate that the spring
wheat acreage Of the United States
for 1908 is 81 per cent less than the
acreage Of last year, the decrease
being chiefly in Minnesota. South
Dakota and Iowa. The average OF
condition June 1, was $50 per cent.
Iowa and Washington reporting the
lowest average. The average condi.
ton of winter wheat on the same date
Is computed at e2.2 against q ten-year
average Of 791. The area sown to
oats is said to be 27,732.000 acres or
81 per cent less than last year, and
the average condition June 1, was SIS
against . tec-year average OF 9O.2.
Figures on the barley acreage indicate
an increase of IL per cent over last
years area, and the average of condi'
'tion is given as 91.5 against SS.7. the
'ten-year average. The rye acreage on
the contrary is said to have decreased
Sc per cent, the average OF condition
being SOC against . ten-year average
of SO. The principal clover states also
report q decrease in the acreage de
voted to that crop, the decrease rang
Ing from l per cent In Pennsylvania
Michigan and Illinois, to per cent II
lows and Kansas.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
DAMAGED FRE,omr PROPORTION


rhae % Now tlse Question Uppes"oss
Wlth 0HIeiaIs.
IN damaged freight proposition ID
sov .uppeemost With local freight men
eayv q Lincoln dispatch. and the set
tlemeat oe the trouble seems mr. on.
thev aver. Peculiarly the heaviest
receipts oe goods damaged In the
Kansas City and St. Louis foods have
arrived and the question who snail
.s,,A the Ioss has been brought direct
y % local agents and patrons Of the
rooAs.
Local freight agents have received
No 6eAnite orders concerning these
soa.ac Patrons are refusing to accept
MODS. or receipting for them % dam
seed IN transit. Claims for damages
have been fled with local agents and
these viii be taken up at headquar'
ters and some disposition made OF
then.
Il 10 pretty generally understooo
that the roads disclaim al liability Tor
damages sustained by flood. holding
that foods are acts Of providence Tor
which they are not responsible.
:. A car load Of slack coal was re-
ceived BY q local dealer. 1t had been
shipued from the mines before :he
Kansas City food and was in the Kan
s,s City yards when the water Gov
cred the face Of the earth in that VI
cinity. ORIGINALLY the car had lacked
about four inches OF being hlIed to
the top. It was filed to the top when
n arrived here, however. The upper
mart of the car load WAS . hard crust
oe Missouri clay. however. and th<
coal dealer held that 1t was not val
uable for fuel. 20 he refused to accept
the car. It is now In the hands OF tht
railroads.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
eia Tax on 0leo.

After the oleomargarine law went
into effect last year, one Chicago
manufacturer continued to manufac-
ture the yellow brand. using IN oil
for that purpose. He claimed to be
complyinz with the law. The revenue
ofYIcers thought differently and took
the matter into court The decision
vas against the manufacturer, and the
latter now has IN accumulated tax c.
$50. .Oc0 to pay. Meanwhile an a.
tempts Of the oleomargarine interests
to have the Law declared uDconsfttu
tiopsl have failed.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
Pure Water for Stock.

From Farmers Review: am 20
situated that I have running water
at both ends Of my place and pumped
water at the barn. 30 my stock has
good fresh water 1T an times. I do
not believe in the pond system. or
stasnant pools. I do not think cattle
enjoy it CT do so well as II they have
1t pumped. l do not like It myself
and do not see why they should. Our
milk products are tempered to .
great extent by what cows consume.
and think the water would add to or
take from in accordance with con-
dition of it.-Howard Cook, Mah0ning
County, Ohio
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
water From creamerjes.

A number Of dairy and creamery
journals have been discussing the
question of using the waste water
from creameries for the purpose Of
irrigation. The water IL applied with
in q short distance of the creameries
to vegetables and flower gardens.
Such use of the waste water is certain
ly a commendabie one. and would be
especially sensible in the states where
therc is deficiency In the rainfall
Using the water in this way both gets
rid cf the water and gets profit out
CT It ---
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
Raising Bronze Turkeys.
To KIN chineh 0vqs.

From Farmers Review: Among
the many things learned In my expe-
rience with the bronze turkeys, I will
name briefly . few. In the success
full breeding Of . stock Of turkeys
the most essential point is vigor, then
size and then fine markings OF
plumage. The fancier must consider
size. because nine out Of every ten
want size. I have had the best sue
cess with pullets of from 16 to ~
pounds, and old hens, 1S to q pounds.
They lay eggs of more fertility than
larger hens. They are more active
and healthy and make better moth
ers. The extremely large and over
fat hens generally lay odd-shaped
eggs and but few Of them and often
break them. The tom has more In
huence on shape and color OF on
spring than does the female. He
should be as near perfection in typt-
cal carriage and color Of plumage rs
is possible to get. and Of medium
size and plenty Of vigor. I like
tom Of the pit game nature. as they
are sure to get good healthy pullets.
A good vigorous tom will mate with
18 or 20 hens. Turkey hens should
be very carefully fed, II fed ut all
during laying season. Turkeys that
have free range do not need much
feed. Is they can pick up nearly all
they need. unless 1t is . large flock.
1t 10 . good plan to feed meat once
. week. as 1t hes q tendency to make
the eggs more fertile. In the rearing
of young turkeys. never let the young
ones get wet The slightest damp
ness is fatal. Ninetenths OF young
turkeys die from lice. Dust them
with insect powder three times q
week. Also tns mother. Feed ON
rolled oats. corn pone. millet seed and
curds. Ground bone and Ane gravel
should be provided. have had best
results BY fencing or large parks
with poultry netting and keeping my
hocks Of turkeys In them during the
breeding season. This saves the
watching and long walks for the eggs
II confined, the turkeys must be fed
balanced ration. Successful turkey
raising, like all other occupations
comes from putting good common
sense into practice and watching thu
ietails.-Emer Gimlin. Christian
County, Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

We are very sure that the apple
crop is gone on all low lands and In
some instances well up on the hill-
sides. On the high lands the apples
are injured the least.
We cannot count on more than 30
per cent Of an apple crop. on an Az
erage over the state. One-half q crop
means many apples, and we still hope
for the best of 1t. Injury by the can
ker worm has been bad in many In
stances also. From all reports in the
East we find that the Baldwins have
failed to bloom, and that is the same
as II we should lose our Ben Davis.
The prospect is therefore good for
strong demand for our apples again.
The peach crop is virtually gone all
over southern Missouri in all the large
orchards. Some orchards In central
and northern Missouri, in protected
localities, will have peaches. and also
some of the older wellprotected or
chards in southern Missouri will have
a few peaches up to. in some instances.
40 per cent, but the great crop Is gone.
Pears will be about 20 per cent. trees
blighting badly. Plums vary from so
per cent to full crop in some very spe-
cial locations. Cherries on all high
land show up well, much better than
could be expected after the severe
freeze Of May LIST. Grapes suffered
the worst, nearly all the young growth
being killed; but Is grapes have SEC
ondary buds which will come out and
bloom and bear when the first ones
are killed. so we may still expect .
fair crop of grapes. and the only diff
ference will be that they will ripen
later. Raspberrics and blackberries
were not injured much, and we can
still feel sure Of . full crop Of both
these berries. Strawberries have a.
ways a lot Of indeterminate buds at
the crown that never amount to any
thing unless injury happens to the
first blossoms: 50 we shall here. also
have a good crop of strawberries.-L
A. Goodman, State Horticultural Soci
ETY., Kansas City. Mo.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

william M. Champion OF Seward
county has applied to the supreme
court for q writ Of habeas corpus in
the hope of securing release from Inn
prisonment pending final hearing OF
q suit I'm which he was adjudged the
parent of Nellie NJ. Latimer's child.
He has arranged to bring the case to
the supreme court on appeal. but
Judge Good held that the only way to
supersede the judgment is to fle IN
undertaking for support Of the child
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
crop Conditions at YorS..

YORR.-Harvest has commenced
IN this vicinity. The wheat crop fs re-
ported n Iieht compared with last
year. A great deal Of 1t is damaged
BY rust, some destroyed by hail. and
the heads are reported as unusually
short. and the berry small. While
there 10 q large acreage In the county.
the Yield will perhaps not be more
than tVOthirns what It WAS last year.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

In the Smithsonian institution At
Washington Il IN ear OF corn found
with . mummy in . grave In Peru.
It must have been placed there hum
ireds Of years before the discovery
II this country BY, white men. The
kernels are arranged on the cob in
thirteen rows.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
FARM HAND KILLS HIMSELF.

Ne Was 0espoodeWt Over IN Unsor.
tuWate Love Affair.
TSMOUTH.-After searching
for nearly twenty four hours for
Thomas Spiers. . farm hand. the ON.
Gers found the lifeless body OF the
man I'm Q cluster Of weeds two miles
south Of this city. The theory nd.
vanced is that Spiers concealed him.
self and deliberately took . dose Of
poison With suicidal intent.
No marks of violence were found
upoa his person. Blood was oozine
from his mouth. This 10 supposed tc
have been caused by the drug. Spiers
is supposed to have been desponden'
over IN affair Of the heart.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

atx nawds Wjll 0e IN Attendance Il
the state Tournament

stx n,wds WiM 0e In Attendance It
the state Tournament.
NORFOLK.-At least i've bands
and no doubt more will make music
for the fire fighters OF Nebraska when
they meet in annual tournament II
Norfolk on July q. q and q. Ere
mont will bring . big delegation tn q
special train on the initial day OF the
racing, and their own band will come
along to livep their travel. 1t IL said
that Frank Hollenbeck, city treasurer.
Who has been at every tournament for
wears. will come again this season. On
the second day Of the events Columbus
win ride Into the city On their own
train and they. too. Will bring . brass
band.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

Government inspectors passed upon
50 .15S!649 live animals last year. 1T
2 cost of a little more than one cent
each.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
Recover 0ody q Drowned Man.
FREMONT-The body of william

FREMONT-The body Of william
Siebrasse of Hooper. who was drown
ed I'm the Elkhorn about two weeks
ago while trying to recover the re-
mains Of little child Of . neighbor.
was found Tuesday by . farm hand
oamed Jones In the river not far from
Nickersoa. n Was removed from the
river without much dimculty and tax
en to Hooper for burial. The body
was badly decomposed. but was iden
tilted By several acquaintances.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

Him Sedwick Of York. who IL losing
SO q day because he did not deliver
the session laws - per his contract
With the state. says 1t will be ten days
before he can deliver the goods. He
insists that he would have them done
On time had Il not beea for the foods
one carload of paper having been de
layod twelve days by high water. Even
now he claims greater promptness
thaa two years ago. when the laws
were three months late.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
cuttjno Fodder for horses.


It is perhaps the general opinion
that when horses have ample time for
chewing and digesting their feed there
is no necessity for cbamng or cutting
hay and straw. When the time for
feeding is limited chafhng and cutting
coarse fodder Is regarded as advan-
tageous. This Is an item Of special
importance with hard-worked horses
kept in the stable only at night Fur
thermore. chafIed feed occupies less
space for storage than uncut hay or
straw, and can be readily handled.
Shredding corn fodder is regarded as
an economical practice, but apparent
ly few experiments on the comparative
merits of shredded and whole corn fod-
der for horses have yet been reported.
No marked variation was observed in
the weights of two lots Of horses fed
whole and cut timothy or whole and
cut alfalfa and clover hay mixed. in
test carried on at the Utah Station.
At the Maryland Station, in studies
of the digestibility Of . number Of
whole and ground feeds. It was found
that grinding corn shives-that is,
cornstalks from which the blades,
husks and pith are removed-untn the
material resembled coarse bran. did
not destroy its value a. coarse fod.
der. and that the Underground mate.
rial supplied the necessary bulk to the
ration as well AZ the same material
| unground. It was further claimed
that the Underground coarse fodder
possessed m advantage over the un'
ground material in that 1t could be
mixed with grain to form . well.bal
anced ration and fed to horses on shin
board. or under similar conditions
more readily than unground foddel
and grain.-Government Bulletin.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
pnlIlasfion al Anoloo,

" polllnatton ~ Appeoe
The Farmers' Review has several
times called the attention a appas
growers 10 the necessity boe provid1ng
Tor crooo.pollination q appae tree2
Until within the last few years Il Was
never doubted that every variety q
apple tree was able to pollinate itse9.
The discovery of the partial self-stef'
ility Of pears led to the Investigation
Of other fruits, and II Was diseovesod
that even the apple Was very larseg
tho fruit Of cross-pollination. InvessF
eations have been continued for ssv.
eral years both BY private persons ana
BY emcials paid out Of the puo'ae
treasury and . surprising amount OF
information has been secured Nature
seems to abhor self4ertilizatioo o.
any kind. In the case Of apples some
Of the pistils arc % curved and elon'
gated that OelfiertiliSation - pfact1-
cally impossible. Some Of the varie'
ties Of apples appear 70 b perdaiIy
self.fertile. and to differ In this 70
gard In different localities. Thus. With
the Ben Davis. experiments made IN
Vermont showed that the variety va
self.sterile. no fruit being produced
when Ben Davis was fertilized BY Ben
Davis. In Kansas 100 blossoms OF Ben
Davis fertilixed with Ben Davis gave
26 apples. But In many cases trees
Of this variety are certain to prove
barren when fertilized with their own
pollen. II only Is fruits could be se'
under the best condition and with tne
best care Of the tree. what is hkeV
to happen In most orchards where con
ditions Of existence are far harder
Though Is apples of the Ben Davii
variety set, they were inferior In hard
iness and there was . decided tend
ency to drop. Every year We receive
reports of the extensive dropping o.
apples. We believe this is due yer,
LARGELY to self-fertilization. Each tre>
has on It fruits produced from boil
self.fertilized and cross-fertilized bios
SONS. The tree 80 far as possible
drops its undesirable loads OF frui
from self-fertilization. The remed!
would seem to be to plant near to
| gether different varieties, that large
per cent of the fruits may be the re
suit Of cross-pollination. This shoul'
result in . smaller per cen: OF tn
fruits being dropped. Though som
varieties of apples seem to be to
limited degree selffertile. yet 1t
q far safer plan to assume that q
apples need cross-pollination and se
the trees accordingly.-FarmerS h
view.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
on Man Killed by Cars.

0t0 Man KILLED BY Car2
TABLE ROCK.-Conrad Geisheld.
S5 yeass old, Was on his way to Ster-
ling, Neb, near which place. 1t is un.
derstood. he resided, met with IN &C
cident here which cost him his life.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
p,,se, kIsse6 h Elevator.

Roeeee kuOo6 n Elevator.
LINCOLN.-Leon Gardener, Q night
porter at The Lindell hotel. Was fatally
crushed In The freight elevator shaft
a The hotel. This man died shortly
aftef - vas taken from the shaft.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

Success comes when q man has
something to do and then does It.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
Creamery euttermakers.

From Farmers Review:-The ex-
ecutive committee earnestly re-
quests bcttermakers and others in
terested in the welfare of the National
Creamery Buttermakers' Association
to send in suggestions regarding the
next annual convention and subjects
they think need discussion at the
sessions. The committee is oesirous
of preparing q program that will be
both interesting and instructive. and
invites the cooperation of all. Address
communications to E. Sudendorf. Sec
retary. N. C. B. Association. Elsin.
Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

O Ososs0s - Os00
BBA1RlC&-TheU United States 70
eFuiting Otnfioa which has been IN
eha9ee q Sergeant Hall and Corporal
Hlacbstt heee Tor the past month. has
e3esel
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

U0VVO 00SeOss
The test Of dairy butter being co..
Quoted BY Prot. q. L. Mckay o( the
iowa Experiment Station. - doing
much % improve the quality oe the
butter being produced By The cream
cries q that state. Arrangemeat hae
been made with large number o.
creameries BY which their butter -
tested. The contest - to last Twelve
months. The blank that 70 filed ~
each man that sends In . sample q
butter II very complete and requires
the answering Of questions that wtl
shed . great deal Of light on the
practices followed in Iowa. Among
the questions asked are. date Of max
ing the butter. whether ftom hand
separator cream or from whole MIX.
condition Of milk or cream at time OF
making the sample. manner OF heating
the milk previous to skimming. per-
centage Of fat In cream after starter
was ADDED. quantity Of starter used.
kind Of starter. ripenins temperature
degree Of aciditJ. churning tempefa'
ture. amount Of salt used. In scoring
the butter, 45 points are allowed for
favor. Is for body. 15 for color. IL
Tor salt and S for style. The butter
% soon % received Is scored BY Pro
fessor Mckay. After being kept fos
some days It IL shipped to New York
and there scored by Mr.. Healy. On
expert Judge Of butter. The chemist
then analyses the butter. and 1t u
often surprising how his work carries
out the opinions Of the judges. The
chemist settles the questions n q
fat. moisture. curd. salt and ash.
These judgings and the anafysea
show many things about each sample
| Of butter, and indicate where the
maker could improve his work. A full
report Is sent to the maker OF th>
sample and the best course to improve
his product pointed out. Sometimes
when the case seems to demand II
the inspector is sent to the creamery
and the buttermaker shown how b
overcome the Obstacles In the way o
making hrst-class butter. This i
good work, but II IL done with
handicap. a. Iowa has but . singh
inspector. Canada has 80 Inspector
for the butter and cheese factories
and Minnesota has stx. Nevertheless
We are confident tat good work !
being done. and that Iowa butter VII
continue to improve.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

Gen. Hooker, "F1gntlDe Joe, u nc
was proudly called by his devoted
followers, and whom II was my pleas
ure to meet and to know well after
the war, was one Of the brilliant sol
diars of the Union army. says Gen.
John b. Gordon in Scribner's. He had
already been hailed rs the hero OF the
~hatt,e of the clouds" At Lookout
mountain, and whatever may be said
of the small force which he met In the
fight upon that mountains side and
ton. the conception was . bold one.
II is most improbable that Gen. Hook
er was informed as to the number OF
Coufe6erates he was to meet in the
effort to capture the high and rugged
ooint Lookout. which commanded .
perfect view Of the city OF Chattanoo-
"a and the entire field Of operations
around Il. His movement through
the dense underbrush up the rocky
steeps and over the limestone eliAs
vas executed with . celefity and
dash which reflected high credit upon
both the commander and his men.
Among these men. BY the way. vas
one of those merry-makeTs-those dis
pensers Of good cheer-found In both
the Confederate and Union armies,
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15
C4lMDfsZE
TIL"

Who constituted Themselves vssitable
fountains Of good humos. whose sDlFies
gloved and sparkled IN all situations.
whether IN the camp. On the march. oe
under IRE. The special role q this
ono was 10 entertain Ais comrades
With song, and - Hookes's men wero
struggling up the sides of Lookout
mountain, climbing over The hugs
rocks, and being picked q q then
By the Coalederate sharpsAooters.
this irolicsome soldier amused and
ama.ed his comrades By singing. in
stentorian tones. his ludicroas eamv
sonG, the refrain of which vas "BiG
nix. little ptS. root hog or de" The
singer n now DI. H. s. Cooper a Col
OrndO.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

From Farmers Review: am In
the dairy business and retail milk in
the city at four and ave cents per
quart. Four cents in gallon quanti-
ties at one place, and I'VE for less
amount. I have twenty eight COWS.
mostly Durhams and the rest Jerseys.
I feed corn fodder, hay. bran and
sugar beets. The corn fodder IL not
husked but fed grain and al together.
Have no sil0. but think I could do
better II had one. Have found dairy
business . profitable Gne. Geo.
Winter, Mecosta County. Michigan.
The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

WheW Cen. 0oeoshaDo 0soeo.
"During the m0atA of October.
1854" says John N. Morton q Hamil
ton. Mo-, Hoods raid cut OF all sup
plies Of forage for Atlanta. The mules
OF the pontoon train. Army q the Ten
Lessee. ut the Chattahoocheo river
east OF Atlanta, subsisted for weeks
On weeds, brush and the bark gnawed
from trees. When Sherman marched
from November Is. from Atlanta. tho
pontoou train was drawn BY skeleton
mules. After crossing the nrst stream
and the vet pooto0ns were loaded.
Il was impossible for the emaciated
mules to draw them. A great upr0ar
followed when the next stream was
reached, and the pontooa bridge mules
in the rear. An order Was issued BY
Gen. Howard that Gen. Osterhaus de-
tach teams from . division ordnance
train to bring up the bridge. A friend
ol mine who Was dispatched With the
order says - Gen. Ostefhaus read the
order he braced himself up majesti-
cally to his full hight and exclaimed.
Ven. I pc tam. Do Cheneral Howart
dink I poot my hand In my booklet and
r,ll out mulesr but the sturdy mules
Of the ordnance train had the bridge
on hand In good time. The boys Of
the pootoon train were not many days
in recruiting some q the best mules
in Ge0rgia, and the boys went singing
to the sea.-National Tribune.