Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-25

Steers fattened on alfalfa nay ana
ugar beet pulp make fine beef and re-
urn good profit.
A man recently paid 5000 for cat,
nd here we are with cats to give away
old toms. Tables and kits.
The best new tool Of the past five
7ears is the manure spreader. 1t is
worth more than its cost every year to
my farm.
From January to the last of August
his year the fire losses of the country
nave been $194, 172,850, which proves
hat we have not yet reached the fire.
proof age in architectural science by
ong way. 4
Late census returns show that the
Increase in the population of France
for the past decade has been only 44O,-
300. These same French when located
in Canada OF New England raise the
biggest families in America.
Corn cut up just as it got well glazed
showed loss in weight of ear corn of
II per cent at the Kansas experiment
station as compared with corn left to
ripen naturally on the stalk in the
field. There was of course an offset in
the greater value Of the fodder.
Some years ago six jackasses were
turned loose from pack train in the
Snake river country in Idaho. The
sand and coyotes seemed to
agree with them, for they have SO in
creased in numbers that 1000 of them
were recently rounded up and sold to
the Japanese government.
He had just had his big barn pro-
tected, as he thought, with lightning
rods; cost him about $50. Along came
an electric storm. and down came the
bolt, which slipped off the rod some
how into the haymow, and up in
smoke went the big barn, and here
after the lightning rod peddler will
find him heavily charged.
The prudent housewife will study
toothsome ways of preparing corn
foods now that we have come to
time of high priced wheat products.
Won't hurt anybody to eat more corn
bread, johnnycake, corn fritters and
injun pudding, and just keep riz white
biscuits for the times when the parson
comes to tea.
Galveston is becoming a great ocean
port, furnishing evidence that the theo-
ry that western products would ulti-
mately seek a gulf rather than sea-
board outlet on the Atlantic was cor
rect. The past year 1,497 vessels clear
ed from that port, and the value of
cargoes in and out amounted to $544,-
$4,000. The wise railroad men are
those who have built roads on this
theory.
The substance Of the borax expert
ments recently deliberately conducted
by the government to ascertain the
degree to which borax and its products
were dangerous to health when used
as food preservative is that it is
best not to use the stuff, but If food
from natural decay without it becomes
more harmful to the human system
than when preserved with it, then it
should be used
The oochalan, or tallow fish, Of Alaska
furnishes an oil which is an important
article Of commerce with the tribes of
interior Alaska. Because of the length
of time required to transport this oil
to the consumers in the interior it al
ways becomes highly and fragrantly
rancid. The opening up Of new lines
Of transportation in that territory by
rail and steamboat has made possible
the delivery of this oil in fresh and
sweet condition, but it was found that
1t had to be kept until cured before
the natives would buy it. So much fol
an educated taste.
The staid, reliable old family horse il
one Of the most valuable animals OF
the farm-the old horse the children
can be trusted with and grandma ride
after without fear, the horse that is
not afraid Of steam traction engines
automobiles, locomotives and the team
which tries to pass him on the road
He is neither very fast nor very gay
but he won't kick the dashboard tt
pieces when he gets his tail over thu
lines and will stand without httching
When young couple express a prefer
ence for him when going for rid
there is a job for the parson not IA
ahead.
A whcDe train load of city sportsmel
left st. Paul day or so before tn
chicken and duck season opened, Sept
l, headed for. the grainfelds and lake