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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04


The SOW should have nothing tc
eat for the first twenty-four hours
after farrowing: but should be allowed
plenty of fresh water. The second
day a little slop and little oat1 may
be given in the morning and ey ening
After that the feed should be gradu-
ally increased until she is on full
feed. Care should be taken that she
does not get any feed that will be too
rich for her or that will act as purge,
as the little pigs will be subjected to
the same condition. Her feed should
be such that large flow of milk will
result. good ration to produce a
good now of milk is slop composed
of equal parts of middlings and gluten
feed with a little oil and bone meal
added, and in addition all the corn
she will eat up clean. AS soon as
possible after farrowing the oats
should be used very sparingly, as it
tends to dry up the milk supply; but
should the SOW become constipated,
causing a like condition in the pigs,
a liberal feed of oats will relieve
them, but should she be the reverse
good dry corn and plenty of good
water will stop it. BY carefully watch
ing the condition of the SOW and by
providing warm, dry quarters there is
very little danger of the little pigs
scouring.-R. G. Hoffman. - r
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
Feeding Alfalfa to Horses.

At the Wyoming station the amount
of alfalfa hay required to maintain
farm horses performing little work
and driving horses at light work was
studied by F.. E. Emery, the alfalfa
being supplemented by some oat
straw. The work horses were occa-
sionally harnessed, but did not work
much. They were fed alfalfa only in
the stable and ordinarily were allowed
to run out of doors and have free ac-
cess to water and a straw pile, but
were given no grain 1t was found
that they maintained their weight on
an average when eating 13.5 pounds
of good alfalfa hay per day per 1000
pounds, live weight, in addition to
some straw. The amount of straw re-
quired to balance the alfalfa ration
was next studied, and it was found
that the daily ration eaten was 1875
pounds alfalfa hay and 2.25 pounds oat
straw per 1000 pounds, live weight.
A similar test was made with driv-
ing horse required to perform a mod
crate amount of work. He was driven
6 miles a day at pace which was
nearly the limit of his road gait 1t
was found that his weight, LILO to
1 200 pounds, was maintained on a
ration of LBS pounds alfalfa hay and
"a pounds oat straw, or It'll and 2.83
pounds, respectively, per 1000 pounds,
live weight. According to the author
there was every reason to believe
that the ration was sufficient to main
tain the horse although he did not
gain in weight. These tests are espe-
cia1ly interesting since they furnish
experimental proof of the feeding
value of alfalfa hay for horses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
Care of MIX and Cream.

The quality of Iowa butter could be
considerably improved if the quality
of. the milk and cream delivered to
the creamery could be improved Milk
is never better than when it is first
drawn from the cow All the care and
attention that may be given it can
only retard the natural process of
souring, or prevent the. introduction
of dirt or bad odors. Under farm
conditions, cleanliness and a low tenn
perature are the only means the far
mer can use. The separator at the
creamery cannot take out the, bacte
ria that make the milk sour quickly
or produce bad fiavors. There is
nothing that the farmer or butter.
maker can do to make the milk OF,
cream any better, they can simply
prevent it from getting any. worse,
and since the farmer has the first
handling of the milk and. cream, his
respcnsib ibiiity is the greater. The
milk must be drawn in a cleaniy man
ner into clean pals, strained into a
clean can. set in the tank of water as
cold as possible, the can cover left
loose. and the milk sert to the cream
cry as soon as possibie.-H. r.
Wright #
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
a MILESTONE i'm Dairy Progress

A Milestone in Dairy Progress
From Farmers Review: Not long
ago I spent a vacation on a dairy
farm. The manufacture of the prod
uct had been (wisely) delegated to
the little cooperative factory in the
village two miles away. i felt some
curiosity to inspect it and so accepted
the invitation of the farmer to drive
with him to the factory one evening
after supper when the milk had to- be
carried over After arriving we stood
around for while waiting our turn
at the separator BY the time we got
back to the farm with the separated
milk, which had been returned to the
cans, It was 3 O'Clock and l wondered
whether the tired farmers wife would
have them to wash before she could
go to bed. While the system afforded
relief from the awful drudeery that
dairy farming used to impose on the
women of the household, it seemed
to me there was considerable eco
nomic waste in carting the milk TO the
factory and then carting it back.
which should be obviated in some way
Later in the season, in the course or
another trip, l met q man brimminE
with enthusiasm for the hand separa-
tor, which, in his opinion, supplied
the missing link in the factory sys-
tenn. He explained that with a hand
separator the cream could be extract
ed as soon as the milk had been drawn
from the cow and the separated milk,
while still warm and in the best con-
dittOn for feeding purposes, could at
ONE be transferred to the pigs or
calves trough, thus liberating pals
\ h oh o6
and put away for the morrow. With
an Ice chest or a jacketed can in
which the cream could be kept at .
low temperature, it could be held with
out injury until the following morn
ing when the two lots of cream could
be taken to the factory, thus making
necessary but one trip a day. In
some factories a cream gathering cart
is sent around which entirely relieves
the farmer of all fetching and carry
ing / could not but agree with him
that the hand separator is one OF the
milestones in the path of progress in
dairy farming and l have since noticed
that the manufacturers appear to
share my opinion of it's value, for they
are giving it first place in the list OF
their products It certainly increases
the independence of the farmer, for
with it he is in position to manufac-
ture his own butter to good advantage,
should occasion arise. confidently
expect to see it become as common
on dairy farms as the feed cutter
Martha Adams.
The machine of to-day is a very diff
ferent proposition from the hand sep
arator first put upon the market Any
one who doubts its merits should at
once post himself. in regard to its
mechanism and capacity. 1t will not
be difficult, as the separator manufac-
turers are glad to furnish literature
bearing on the subject which has been
prepared by the best dairy authorities
in the country Write them for it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
A Poultry Course at Columbia.

The Missouri Agricultural College,
located at Columbia, Missouri. an
nounces a two weeks course in poui-
try farming beginning March End and
closing March 18th, 1903 This work
will be given by Mr.. T. E. Orr of
Beaver, Pennsylvania, one of the best
poultry experts in America and secre-
tary of the American Poultry Associa-
ton The work will embrace thorough
instruction in the breeding, feeding
judging and general management OF
poultry for profit and pleasure. Spe
ciaI instruction in handling of incu-
bators and brooders and other mod
ern poultry appliances will be given
The number of students admitted to
this course will be limited to one hun
fred. Those who are planning to take
this work should register their names
at the earliest possible moment Full
Information may be had by address
ing Dean H ]. Waters. Columbia, Mis-
souri,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
i"HE NEVER BLAMED THE BOOZE
Tramp PeddIes Merry Jingles That
Contain Moral. -

An. old tramp, tousled and grimy,
peddles this every day on the Bow
cry, always with these words in
husky tones: Not copyrighted-no
owner-but the Truth"
He took bottle up to bed
,rs1I Drank oosi1tsk; whisky hot no each night;
But never could get tight
And always had the blues &.
Until he took a bowl or two
But he never blamed the booze -
His joints We're full of rheumatic,
ne as baa appstite Dstns waS slack X; shoulders
And chiTls ran down his. back. 2
He suffered from insomnia.
At night he couldn't snooze;
He said it was the climate
n But he never blamed the booze.
His constitution was run down
AtIis Al ,ss Least; that's What he said
And he often had swelled head
He blamed it to dyspepsia
But he never blamed the booze
He SAID he eouldp,t sleep at nights.
He n Claimed IN Tass he Always Ran eaa aid amake
He thought it was malaria
Alas. twas but ruse-
He blamed it onto everything
! But he never blamed the booze.
His liver needed scraping, s. ~.
And his kidneys had the gout;
He swallowed lots of bitters.
! at TIL a at . last he cleaned lea, ed them out
Till he had to cut his shoes;
He blamed 1T to the doctors
But he never blamed the booze.
Then he had the tremens,
And he tackled rats and snakes;
First he had the fever,
And then he had the shakes.
At last he had a funeral
And the mourners had the blues
And the epitaph they carved for him
He never blamed the booze
Every night the same old tramp
keeps dime for bed and that is
all he saves from the sales of his
jingles- The remainder goes for the
-booze.r-New York Sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
The Sheep in Winter.

In sheep husbandry there is one
thing that must be observed and not
overlooked, and that is thrift, writes
Jacob Ziegler. Thrift means health,
gain in quality. quantity and produc-
tveness, hence profit, and proft is
what we are after. 1t should always
be the object of the flock master to
keep his sheep in thriving condition
The quality of the wool as well as Its
quantity and the general productive
ness OF the flock demand this system
Now the question is. what are the
essentials of thrift? l say good feed,
water, shelter and close attention OF
the shepherd. 1t is the worst possible
practice to allow the sheep to fall
away in flesh as the grass fails in the
autumn. The Increasing wool con-
ceals the shrinking carcass much to
the disappointment of the careless
nockmaster. Better confine them in
the yard than to allow them to ramble
about in some field in search of food
which furnishes little green feed but
too light to be of any real value
For winter fodder there is nothing bet
ter than fine early cut clover; cut
when in bloom and well cured. Hay
from old meadows consisting OF
variety of grasses is very good. Sowed
or thickly drilled corn for fodder, cut
and well shocked in good season, is
also splendid feed. Good corn stoVer
is good and cheap feed. A feed OF
bright oats straw two or three times
a week can be given to a good advant-
age, and the leaving of the straw and
stalks makes splendid yard and
good absorbent of the manure. Bright
sheaf oats fed once or twice week
in racks is also an excellent feed. II
answers for both grain and fodder.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04

There's a heap o: talk sometimes
about the bad men that cavorts round
some parts o the country where 'tain't
settled up much, an does gun plan
for fun, shootin' up bar-rooms an
KILN tenderfoots now an then, while
they're workin' off the red liquor
they've took" said Caleb Mix, the
veteran bartender on the Mississippi
river packet, City of Natchez-
But l reckon that they amt none
on 'em any more ornery nor the bad
men that useter travel the Mississip'
afore the war
There was one feller that come
from New Orleans, SO they said, that
travelled the boats a good deal, just
afore the war, that come as near bein'
a sure-enough devil as anybody l ever
sean. l never hear none o these
stories about bad men 'thout thinkin'
O. him, an thing l seen him do in a
poker game one night.
He called hisself Harry Simmons,
an mebbe that might ha' been his reel
name / don't know But there was
them t said his old man made him
take another name when he paid him
fifty thousand dollars to get out an
never have nothin' more TO do with
his own folks.
He were tall, slender, wiry devil,
with jet black hair an one blue eye
an one that was a sort O gray green.
You couldn't never forget his face if
you seen it once. He were a dandy,
like most O. the top-notch river gam
blers was them days, an were as
pitcher as woman about his clo'es.
An he wore jewelry, like the rest
on 'em did, that was more like a
woman's than a mans. But you didn't
bein' womanish when it came to a
fight or game o draw.
When it was card playin' he were
as steady as clock an took chances
that'd make tight-rope walker gray
headed. An when it was fight, he
were a bundle O. wildcats, with about
as much pity in him as a game cock.
They was playin' hard game one
night when the boat come up toward
Vicksburg, an it were a sure case O.
dog eat dog for there want sucker
on the boat that any of 'em thought
was worth the trouble O. catchin', an
three on 'em was playin together
all professionals, an all three bad
men.
Simmons was the worst o. the lot
but George Masters, a Nicksburg man,
and Billy Eaton, feller f'm Texas,
was both ugly customers for any man
to run up against 'thouten he had his
gun in his hand fun cooked.
They was playin heavy game.
for they was all well fixed an any
one on 'em stood to lose eight or ten
Thousand afore goin' broke. Luck run
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
Care in Pediaree Making.

W. NJ. McFadden. Most hog men,
and nearly all farmers, plan more
work than they can execute, ccnse-
quently the rule generally is that the
pedfgrees are put on until the last
moment and then hurriedly made in
the evening after hard days work.
There is nothing that better Illus
trates the old saying that haste
matter is SO important that it is quite
remarkable that breeders do not take
time to post themselves in the matter
of making pedigrees and then take
sufficient time to get them out in bet
ter shape. A man will take a great
interest in the popular blood lines.
and in the probable trend of the
business SO as to keep thoroughly in
line and posted as to what he ought
to buy and how he should do, and yet
he will be sadly deficient in the mat
ter of pedigrees. If there was gen.
orally better standard of excellence in
the matter of making peo1grees, breed
ers would not be so liable to accept
from others pedigrees on which there
are serious defects. The rules now
thing that is frequently left OF of q
pedigree, not to mention the more
important things, such as the entire
omission of date of farrow or a
failure to sign the pedigree. 1 have
had pedigrees sent me on which no
sire was given, and yet the owner of
the animal had kept the pedigree in
his possession for several months.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
O. WA-KEENEY, KAN, SATURDAY, APRIL AsGvIERPr

He never finished that sentence,
for as quick as a fash Simmons
grabbed a glass half fun o. whisky
that stood on the table, an threw the
liquor square in the boys face
That's what we do with fools
down this way when they criticise a
gentleman's play at poker he says
just as cool as before, but not so
polite.
We'll, the boy was good grit, even
if he was a fool, an he jumped at
Simmons an the next minute they
was rollin on the floor. seen Sim
mons pull his knife as they went down
an 1 reckoned to see the other feller
killed, but that want Simmons idea,
it appears
They struggled for little bit It
didn't seem ten seconds, an Simmons
jumped up. laughing. He had cut
both the boys ears an his nose plumb
off
You'd ha' thought Simmons'd ha'
been lynched, but there want nobody
in the saloon that felt like tacklin'
him, specially as he still had the knife
in his hand an was wipin' it, careful,
on his handkerchief. s.
.'The boat was just tyin' up at the
vicksburg levee, an we took the boy
ashore an put him in the hospital.
Simmons went ashore, too, an the
cap'n was glad enough to get rid of
him: SO he didn't do nothin' but tell
the chief O. police all about it, an the
boat went on, as usual. up the river.
L don't know what the police might
ha' done about it when the young fell
Ter got well enough to get out, but he
didn't wait to get well. Pears he got
up that same night, all bandaged up
as he was, an got out on the street
somehow an found Simmons in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. \
4ovER THE LONG DlvlDE.r

ssOver the Long Divider'. With anxious Thought
Man has this question sought. =
What lies beyond? The entire human
Chaldea, Syria Egypt. Greece and Rome,
Have Infathomed home,
Nor knew the semblance of Srat dwelling place
That waited them; with portals dark and wide
Beyond summit of the Long Divide
the Long Divide! the endless streams
OF passing mortals leave but their dreams,
Hindoo O Nirvana, while fields Elysian
The Greek and Roman sported and the souls
OF Odin's warriors drained their wassail bowls:
John his Apocalyptic vision
Bland choral symphonies. resounding wide
From golden harps, beyond the Long Divide.
Beyond the Long Divide, the Indian found
Wide prairie spread, a happy hunting ground;
No dreams agreed, Hope colored every thought.
Eternal Hone, the only gift of heaven
Left in the casket by Pandora riven
Although answering message she has brought,
1Ilumed by Faith she's yet the only guide
To light the traveller DER the Long Divide,
..e-Non in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04

The mother of certain boy who
lives on the Heights in Brooklyn had
occasion to reprove him for having
been bad. Now, Johnny-boy,'' she
said, as the child was going to bed,
you must ask the Lord to take away
all your naughty SINS"
'sYes'm," said Johnny, dutifully. md
dropped down on his knees
"Oh. Lord" he prayed, please take
away all my nasty old sins. and send
me some nice new ones!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
New HuiIdins for Bureau Of PLANT

New Building for Bureau of Plant
Industry.
A report from Washington, D. c.,
says that another building for the use
of the Bureau of Plant Industry has
been erected in that city 1t was the
product of private enterprise. 1t was
ready for occupancy January 1st 1t
is three stories in height, 40xS5 feet
on the ground and contains 35 rooms
exclusive of the basement In it will
be brought together the various
branches of plant investigation, which
hitherto have been widely separated
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04
individuality of Cows.

There was a time a few years ago
when dairy experts and men that
thought they knew a great deal about
dairy cows held to the opinion that
breed was nearly everything and that
individuality in cows was of minor
Importance. They would hardly con-
cede that it was possible ever to find q
good COW in the beef breeds. Within
five years a great change has come in
public opinion in this matter. Dairy
men of high standing are saying that
they do not care what breed a COW is
of it she is only a good COW. Mr.
Gurler, than whom there is no better
dairyman in Illinois, selects his cows
without regard to breed, only making
sure to get animals that have capacity
and that are persistent mixers. A ].
Glover, now connected with the Uni
versity of Illinois. and who is devot-
ing his entire time to field work along
dairy lines, makes much of the indi-
viduaiity of the COW. He has found
very good cows even among those not
having even dairy form. The differ
ence between individual cows is very
great. Sometimes a cow is q medium
mixer but is SO persistent that she
will do very well in the course of q
years work. Mr.. Glover tells of one
Guernsey cow that has come under
his observation that produced $50
pounds of butter in year. Yet that
COW was SO weak in constitution that
she had TO be fed and handled with
the greatest of care. If she were
turned out into a muddy pasture and
should fall down she could with diff
ficulty extricate herself or get up. She
was a wonderful butter producer, but
her individuality was something OF
her own and not something that be
longed to her breed. Pedigrees are
good things to have and they have
a certain value, but they do not tell
all the story. That must be hunted
out for each animal. We cannot yet
select good cows by the wholesale and
on breed characteristics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-04

The poorer the soil the greater the
necessity for diversifyinR the crops
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

UNLESS the weather conditions the
next few weeks are of an absolutely
disastrous character. the present year
will break all grain producing rec rds
which it has been Cavalier countys
good fortune to boast of late years. This
spring the crop was put in under extra
ordinary favorable conditions, every
thing being more in line of what might
be desired than ha. been the case for a
number of years. The acreage is big
increase on the past aud the present ex-
pectation of an immense crop could not
be better. There will have to be some
thing exceptionally disappointing in the
way of freak of the elements to push
aside with a rude hand the present
practical assurance of a good year for
the farmer. AS to price, the needs of
the foreign market will keep that from
sagging, and grain will be marketable
commodity of undoubted value. 1t is
quite within the range of possibility that
there will be some hard bumps ex-
perienced in financial circles, but the
farmer is in shape to have plenty Of
money in his pocket, even with the
chances indicating that the sharks Of
Wall street may 60 through panic and
wipe ono another of tho map.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS.

The farmers should have greater and
more accurate knowledge of the weeds
that infest IL cir farms. They should
know how the weeds get on the farm,
and how they propagate themselves; the
kind and amount of injury they do and
the most approved methods of eradica
ton. They should be able to recognize
the presence. the kind and the amount
of foul weed seed in grain. With this
knowledge and practical application Of
it. our farmers would be an annual gamer
to the extent of many thousands Of
dollars. 1t is out of the question to hope
to get rid of the weeds entirely. 1t is
believed to be quite practicable, how
ever, to decrease their ravages materially.
This is to be brought about in the first
place by more thorough appreciation
of the damage done by weeds and u
greater interest taken in the subject.
When the farmer becomes really inter
ested i'll the work, the battle is half won
The farmer can then go on intellgentiy
with proper system of crop rotation
and cultivation and understand why
such system is of real value to him.
The farmer will then be more anxious
to SOW clean seed grain. Furthermore.
it is hoped then that the spirit of the
community will Lc such that it vii!
su all a Id enforce conservative weed
law. The statute books may be covered
with the best of weed laws, but if the
majority of the people do not care 10
have them enforced, they are of no value
1t is of prime Importance to work in
harmony. Two facts are evident: First,
the weeds arc here with no one in par
tlcuar to blame: second, you are farm
ing in this state for living. On the
other hand, it is we'll known that the
weeds cause IL great annual loss, and it
is further established that weeds can lie
decreased in quantity if some methods
of farming are changed. The botan-
lists Of the state agricultural college at
Fargo are taking active steps against the
invasion of noxious weeds that are work
ing an injury to the agricultural pro-
gress of North Dakota and hope to CO.
operate with the farmers in pursuing
method for thu il eradica ion In taking
up the weed problem the farmer cannot
do better than address Prof. Waldron at
Fargo for a bulletin issued this spring
that gives much information of vast
benefit on the subject.