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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
GETTING WISE ON SEED CORN
BY A.. p.

number of ears that he handles, that
are degenerates. He is now trying to
get good seed for a certain kind OF
corn that Is adapted for growth in our
northern tier of countries. Getting IT
from corr grown there last year. but
hundreds Of ears are Of another va
riety. Not completely 80. but lapsing
back to a variety known In southern
Missouri or Kansas as good seed corn
for those states. He says If he was
obliged to use strictly pedigreed north
ern Iowa corn for seed selected from
that grown last year in northern Iowa
he would not nave seed sufficient to
plant the required number Of acres.
Now these -four large Ian owners.
at considerable expense. are getting
this selected seed for 5000 acres they
will plant this year. They are doing
this because it will pay or because
they think so. But right here and
elsewhere all manner Of fun Is made
Of their present business. 1t comes
from q class OF farmers that somehow
seem to think that this seed corn fad
Is a reflection on their old-fashioned
way Of doing things. The same crowd
are also poking fun at the Sl.75 drag
that is to make good roads In Iowa.
To such men. some Of them not farm
ers, all this is f%oolishness' is on a par
with Horace Greeley's What l Know
About Farming And only time, ex-
perience and object lessons will change
their opinions n practices.
This is a good time and place for
the writer to tell his corn story. Some
years ago he leased thirty acres OF
land near q town in Iowa to a town
crank that thought he could raise corn.
Said crank all winter long had a team
hauling out manure to that already
rich thirty acres. He spread 1t a foot
deep, and then the farmers t~hereabout
had their fun. Crank was going to
see If he couldn't grow corn stalks IF
teen feet high, but they'd rather grow
ears Of corn. Well, to max the story
short. frank raised a little over 5000
bushels Of corn on his thirty acres,
100 bushels by weight to the acre.
while an adjoining farmer with only
a fence between the farms. averaged
thirty-four bushels to the acre. Same
soil. same care. Only a fence between
the farms"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
EAGLE AND STURGEON FIGHT.
Combat Between Big Bird and Fish in
a Western River,

The Gateway: We had been camped
for a few days at a point On the upper
reaches Of the Pic river waiting for a
few Of the party who were running a
side line. A source Of amusement was
watching the descent Of a large bald
headed eagle in the eddy back Of the
point.
He would strike the water with great
force. coming down from an immense
height. At times he would dive under
the surface, to reappear a moment or
two later, generally with a fish clutched
in his claws, when 'e would fly,
freighted with his fish, to a very high
mountain, on the o~verhanging crest of
which the nest with his mate and
young were quite visible to us with our
field glass.
I had noticed his success and Jour-
neys to the nest for two mornings. On
the third morning a shadow coming
across the suns rays caused me to look
up, and there was the great bird at his
usual hunt to supply the young eagles
with breakfast. With his keen eye
piercing the river depths he poised over
a particular spot for a few moments
and then shot down with a velocity of
, a cannon ball.
The waters parted and the eagle was
lost to view. I watched and waited
to see him emerge with his prey, but
moments heightened into minutes and
minutes into a quarter Of an hour and
the surface of the water remained un-
disturbed.
What could 1t mean? Even If he had
struck himself against some bidder
rock and had been killed the body
would have floated to the surface. 1t
ressed my reasoning powers to solve
the result Of that plunge. Then, far
down, fully a quarter Of a mile off, ]
saw the great bird struggling. either
to carry off a heavy burden or to free
himself from one. The waters were
dashed INTO foam and the bird again
disappeared and all was still.
This lashing of the water and dis
appearance were repeated again and
again, Zach time further down stream
A bend In the river prevented my see
ing the final result. Calling one OF
our four men from the tent we en-
barked in a canoe and started dowr
the river to view the strange proceed
ings closer. When he had doubled thu
point below I saw lodged against thu
beach in a small bay something tina,
did not look natural to the place. We
padded down and found it was m,
eagle fast fixed to a sturgeon, fully si1
feet long. Both were motionless. Tn,
king Of fish n the king Of birds hat
met death together.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
Biggest Horse on tho Pacific Coast.

Seattle Post Intelligencer: The larg-'
est piece of horse-fiesh on the Pacific
coast is now owned in King county,
Wash. D. Hamm, proprietor Of the
am stock farm. near South Park.
ia the owner of the animal. The horse
tips the scales at 2,400 pounds. and
Is a pure-bred Perche-on. The animal
Is a dapple gray stallion and was pur-
chased from E. O. Judd, CT Turner,
Ore. His name is Como. He is Il five
year-old. and horsemen who have seen
him believe hat he will weigh close
on to $500 pounds at maturity. Como's
sire and dam were imported from
France. the home of the breed, and
brought to Oregon by Mr.. Judd. Sire,
dam and foal are registered in the stud
book Of the American 'Percheron
Breeders association. In addition to
being the biggest piece of horse-hesh
on the Pacific coast, como is also the
most valuable draught horse stallion
in the west. Mr.. Hamm paid a sum
considerably in excess Of $500 for
him. in addition to the expense Of
bringing him to this city in a specially
chartered stock car.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
Mans Absurd Clothes.

George Bernard Shaw in The World
of Dress" l like to feel clean, and
my great idea of clothes is that they
should be clean and comfortable, as
far as UGH a thing is possible in Lon
don. l couldn't wear a thing which,
after having been made clean and
sweet, Is then filled with nasty white
mud. ironed n 4 hard paste and
made altogether disgusting. To put
such a garment on my person. wear il,
move in it. perspirc in it-hor:ible!
The shiny white tubes on the wrist,
the shiny black cylinder on tn" lead.
the shiny white front to the shirt. the
shiny black boot, the raiE-pipe l:ousel
leg. the japanned-zinc sleove--that Is
your fa~shionably dressed man. looking
like a cold blackleaded stove with as
bestos fuel. The great tragedy OF the
average mans life L. that nature re-
fuses to conform 10 tn" cylindrical
ideal, and when the marks of has knees
and elbows begin to appear II his
cylinders he is filled With shame.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
AID FOR coLTs.

Foals when first dropped that are
from mares which have no had regular
exercise, and particularly those fed
chiefly upon dry hay. often suffer at
first from inability to evacuate the bow
els. The safest, best and least painful
remedy for this is to inject per rectum
a half pint of warm water by means
of a common bulb syringe, such as it
suitable for family use. II the first
injection does not produce the desired
effect. repeat in half an hour. A spoons
full of glycerine may be added to the
water with advantage. We have never
known this remedy to fail and no Ill
effects will follow. Many young foalsI
die every e from "tsoppage Of the
bowels.''-Horse Breeder.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
Canning for Family Use.
by MIRA. James II. Wing.

I fear shall not be able to instrt \
any except possibly some young al
inexperienced h~ousekeeper. To col
mence with Strawberries: I can the 4
In glass cans (Mason's preferred).
put a pint OF A sugar with three as
one-half quarts Of hulled berries; %
them in the bread pan on the cos
stove. bring them to a boil; have 20
can rolled in a pan of hot water. so til
hot fruit will not break it; fill 1t wi
h fruit and juice. wipe 1t dry. ps
N the rubber ring and v al;
tighten witt the wrench. After the
are cool, before removing to the celia
tighten again II you can.
Raspberrles. biackberries and bal
berries, I do just the same as straw,
berries.
Cherries I seed If I have time: btI
they are quite good without. I put RI
sugar with them. I scald four quart
II seeded. three II unseeded. until the.
are hot all through, and then can sam
as Strawberries.
Plums should be pealed and treate'
the same as cherries.
For graz IS l prefer new tin cans t
glass. Out Of hundreds of quarts +!
tin l never had n to spoil. Above al
do not be in a hurry about canning
your grapes. Let them get dead rip
first. Two years age the grape Gro,
was large, and I did not get enough
canned before a smart frost came. I
made them a little mealy. sc they wer
not real nice to eat raw; but I came
them and marked the cans, and when
opened them In the winter they wer
nearly sweet enough for the tabl
without sugar, and o delicious.
I know some housekeepers who cal
their grapes as soon as they turn pur
pie. and a great proportion OF then
ferment. and as to what Is left, the,
say my family do not like came,
grapes. and 1t seems as IL I canno
get sugar enough In them to max
them At to eat when I open a can.
I do not wonder that the family do no
like them.
Use Jonathan apples to can. Pre-
pare and cook same al for sauce. thel
can in glass like any other fruit, bu
without sugar.
I a give no directions as to can
ming corn. hope somebody else will
enlighten me on that point.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16

AS compared with other varieties OF
useful poultry, there are but few geese
raised; and yet those who have the
proper surroundings can raise them
proftably, writes Thomas Owen In the
Nebraska Farmer. There is always a
good demand for fat geese and at every
remunerative price. The farmer who
possesses a field that is rocky or billy,
through which flows a brook. or that
has a pond in it, can raise them with
profit for flesh and feathers. as what Is
termed live geese feathers" are al
ways in demand at a good price and
the young, fattened in the fall. general
!!y command good figures. To have
them produce q good supply of feathers
Of the finest quality, they must have
free access to water. No branch or
poultry culture pays better II intelll.
gently followed than the breeding and
raising Of geese. They require ever in
winter but little expenditure for shell
ter, and in summer ma be pastured
like cows.
A goose. we'll managed. pays better
in proportion to the investment than a
cow. They are not. however. suited to
a back lot In town. but do well on low
marshy lands or on irrigated farms.
To make geese profitable, as many
tgoslings as possible should be secured
by keeping the geese laying or hatch
ing eggs under hens or In an incubator.
The gosling should be grown as quick
iy as possible. and, like Pekin ducks.
marketed when green and quite young
They should be old during the fall and
early winter when they command the
highest price. In order to get the
largest number Of goslings. prolific
layers must be kept as we'll as active
ganders to insure a high percentage OF
fertile eggs. Quick growing stock Is
also necessary. To get the highest
price in the market. the gosling should
be white in plumage. and have yellow
bill and legs, as these make the best
appearance. To get good size the large
breeds should be used.
To the farmer or fancier OF pure
breds. gees are more than doubly
profitable. as there is always a demand
for good specimens for breeding ano
show purposes. particularly of the
Embden and Toulouse varieties. Ir
raising geese we claim there Is a right
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16

A. P. Thayer. writing on Iowa ag-
ricultural conditions in the Marshall
town Times-Republican, says:
I'm Emmetsburg the other day the
writer saw some seed corn enterprise
worth mentioning. Four large land
owners a V hired an empty store. and
had a number Of men engaged In work.
ing the Holden process. Not all know
how this Is done. Low tables are rlac-
ed the length OF the room. On each
is spread dampened saw dust say three
inches thick. Over this Is placed a
thin muslin cloth also wet. This cloth
is marked into small numbered
squares. Then the operator takes an
ear of corn and picks out six kernels.
taken from the ends n middle Of the
cob, and places them o a numbered
square, after which this ear Of corn
as placed or a rack with a correspond
ing number. After the squares on the
cloth are filled, then another wet cloth
is placed over the kernels Of corn, and
over that more dampened sawdust.
big stove in the room keeps the heat
up to 70 degrees, and the result Is
quick %sprouting. AT the proper time
the upper cloth and sawdust is remov-
ed, and an examination made OF each
numbered six kernels. II less than five
kernels have %sprouted the numbered
ear of corn Is removed from the rack
and not used tor seed purposes. Fur
thermore. each kernel is required to
grow both ways that Is. to show
healthy roots and healthy talks 1t Is
astonishing, so the gentlemen in charge
of the room told the newspaper man,
of the number Of kernels that sprout-
ed good roots, but fail to &C into the
stalk business, nature not having fur
nished vitality enough for both. This
explains why so many farmers exam
lining their fields, find the seed corn
.sprouted, but fail to see the stalk come
through the ground at the prope time
and then proceed to give as the cause
of the poo stand they have this
year. dry weather, wet weather OF
cold weather. when the real trouble Is
poor seed. They've planted seed that
starts roots, but al not vitality
enough to grow stalks. Another thing
that has impressed his expert working
daily at this business, Ia the large
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16

think, however, hat there should be
no changing from one breed to an
other and If the community in gen.
eral use mostly the same breed there
will be better individual stations Of
that breed brought therein than If all
the different breeds are represented.
There are good Shires. Clydes, Belgians
and Percherons; the latter are perhaps
more plentiful in this part Of the
world. The best lot Of colts we ever
saw were sired by q Shire and he was
the best Of the breed we eve saw.
There were something over fifty colts
ing to n man, n they were fine.
Yet we never patronize a Shire stall
lion. having adopted another breed.
The dams will do the work of the
farm and be better for doing it. They
should be used with care and not over
worked or abused in any way. Clean
Illness Of the foaling places is Of more
ed by most farmers. The presence Of
the deadly germ Is liable to cause loss.
The navel should be bathed with dilut-
ed carbolic acid, or some other disin-
fectant and germ killer. as treatment is
not very satisfactory after the trouble
once shows itself in swollen joints and
pus pockets. Regular feeding Is neces-
3d. " ~ oolAlo dllo lilllc CIldIlSc
should be made before the foal Is at
least two week old as it may affect
the foaI's digestive organs and cause
loss. We always aim to let the mare
have ten days or w weeks rest after
foaling.
The foal should be halter broken as
soon as convenient and should not be
left to ollow the mare when at work.
A ROOM box stall or a yard hat is
properly fenced or the choice Of the
two will please the colt. He should
be gotten to eating as soon as pos
sible and fed all the good oats he will
eat. He will not then cease to grow
when weaned and should be we'll fed
through the winter. He cannot have
too many oats, If fed regularly and
given exercise every day. In our cold
climate we feed some corn and do not
let bran out Of the bill Of fare. Plenty
Of alfalfa hay Is good.
AS a three year old he will pay his
board If put to work and If not worked
too hard be the better for 1t. Neg
lect to keep the hoofs in proper con-
dition is too general. A little work
with a sharp pair Of pincers will put
them in good shape.
Farmers generally fail to get the
profits out Of the horses they sell be-
aus they lack condition. Who has
not seen a horse buyer pay a big price
for an ordinary horse that wa fat
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
DEMAND FOR HEAVY HORSES.

The prices at which good heavy
horses have been selling Of late and
the effort hat has to be made to fnd
enough Of them to All the demand OF
the market makes the study of breed
ing and caring for draft horses n
of much Importance. Perhaps IN no
other department Of the farm business
did farmers go from the extreme OF
breeding every mare regardless o!
4s%oundness or quality to the other OF
breeding none at all, as in that OF
raising horses. There is some LANCER
that there may be some mares bred
this season that had better be left
out, but the sacrifice of Well-ored
young mares hat took place In some
communities a few years ago was snort
sighted policy and is costing many
dollars that might as we'll now be
coming in. The man who makes a sue
cess Of any business must not be a
uuitter and this applies very especial
ly to the breeding Of horses which
takes Ave or six years to produce a
marketable article. Many horses have
gone on the market at four years olo
and some at three, but only because
there could not be older ones found
for sale. This argues we'll for the
business for some years to come and
few of US Will see the time when any
other motive power pushes the horse
out of use. Whlle prices we're loW
some years ago we have always main
tanned that the right kind Of horse al
WAYS paid for raising, which is more
than can be said for some other lines
of farm industry and more than can be
said Of raising poor horses.
Every sound mare in the central
west should be bred to the best stallion
within reach. 1t may be some trouble
TO get the best horse. u he who
breeds to some other because 1t takes
q few less hours out Of the field
work is not doing himself justice. II
the proper stallion passes by your door
ask him in. but If 1t is necessary to
send a day in going to the best one
do not fail to take the time or lei
others raise the horses. An illustra
ton Of what is sometimes done was
called to mind a few months ago In
looking over a pedigree Of a yearline
flly. She, as we'll as her dam. was
sired by a good stallion of pure blood
hut the next cross came in through
grade and then followed three or more
crosses of imported sires. Several OF
the weak points OF that grade or sires
were plainly seen in the filly. The
breed is a matter of personal choice
and those who favor one breed cal
often see little of value in others. bu'
the market buys the Individual with
sittIe regard for the breeding. We de
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
PROFIT in. RAISING GEESE.

and wrong way as surely as In raising
any other kind Of poultry. If you would
raise the largest per cent. possible of
the young that are Matched. and desire
that they become as large as possible,
1t is as much a necessity that the gos-
lings never are allowed to have access
to a pond. brook, puddle or even a pan
of water to sit In. as 1t Is for the older
ones to have free access to water.
Give them cups to drink from and see
that they are supplied with all they
want at all times. but do not allow
them to swim until the breast Is well
feathered; and until they are we'll cov-
cred with feathe j see that they, as
we'll as the chicks, are under shelter
during heavy showers Remember they
are silly as geese" and unless you
see that they are housed, the chances
are that they will stand in some corner
with heads up, squealing n crying
and soaked to the skin. Be careful
not to overfeed the young or they will
be troubled with Indigestion. weak legs,
etc. Give them a pasture with plenty
Of grass, and feed sparingly Of fatten-
Ing grains. After they are we'll feath-
cred, turn them out with the old ones
and feed grain once daily, and you
will raise a large per cent of those
Matched, and they will develop into
large fine specimens Of the goose tribe.
Toulouse or gray geese. are the most
common OF the pure breeds, and lay
the largest number Of eggs, but they
are slow growers. n not having white
plumage. being loose skinned and dark.
do not sell 80 we'll dressed. The gan
ders are also slow and sluggish and
the per cent. of fertile eggs Is often
low.
Embden or Bremen geese grow
quicker, and being white and having
orange bills and legs, look the best
when dressed. and the goslings sell at
the highest price Of any pure breed,
The Embden. however. Is a poor layer
laying not more thai half the number
produced by the Toulouse. They, I'M
like the almost nonsitting Toulouse
are persistent sitters and good mothers
and 1t Is harder to keep them laying
and the number of goslings secured Is
therefore comparatively small. Still
either Of these varieties are profitable
to raise and a farmer can add to his
! income by having a loo OF geese.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
HARD TO

While practically all the experts
agree with those who occasionally
slaughter a good heifer, as well as the
foreign market that no beef excels that
from a we'll bred heifer, the stock
yard markets still pay about 81 per
hundred less for her than for her
brother Of similar quality. Why?
Only because being boss OF the sItua-
ton they have the power. so far as we
can see. Baby beef only escapes this
great and indefensible reduction.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
CHORES.

Those terrible chores! Most boys.
especially country boys, dread to do
chores. IS a matter Of fact. however.
nearly everything that a country boy
is called upon to do is preparing him
which is nearly always outdoors, de-
velops the different faculties, tencheas
regular habits. and tends to build up
a robust constitution.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
Tho Flour Was Touch,

Philadelphia Press: Il want to COM
plain Of the flour you sent me the
other day." said Mrs. Newliwed, Sc
verely.
What was the matter with It
ma'am?" asked the grocer.
,"It was tough. My husband simply
wouldn't eat the biscuits I made with
1t"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
One View.

Srnith-Women are queer.
Jones-Yes What's the latesto
Smith-Well. my girl says the moro
she thinks Of me the less 1ne ,.linAs
Of me.-Chicago Journal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
Fame.

Chicago Record-Herald: One OF the
differences between fame and ~notorietY
is that, having won fame, you may
count on keeping II all nex week.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16

The sultan Of Turkey has decided to-
introduce q Japanese room into his
palace at Constantinople. All the nte
ungs will come from Toxic.