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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01
A Short Sighted Policy.

Salt Lake City is carrying on a cru
sade against the English sparrows and
is hiring boys to gather their eggs,
kill their young and break up their
nests. AS the boys do not discrimi-
nate, thousands of beneficial birds
are being destroyed by this short
sighted policy, and the fruit growers
and farmers of Utah will yet pay dear
ly for the work now being done. The
farmer has no better friend than the
bird, and even the English sparrow is
not so black as painted. 1t is true
that he is pugnacious and, where he
is established, he drives out most of
The other birds. But he is essentially
city bird, rarely finding his way into
the country. and he lives very largely
on the offal and refuse of the streets.
He is also insectiverous, and we have
watched him by hours, and especially
during the nesting season and have
observed him catching moths, beetles,
bugs and other insects on the wing,
while he may be frequently seen car
rying the larva of injurious insects
to his nest. The objection to spar
rows is that they drive out other birds
and are very dirty around buildings
upon which they build their nests.
Even if they become so numerous as
to be considered a pest, it is poor pol
icy to carry on an 1ndiscrim1nate
slaughter against them in which other
and more beneficial birds will be
caught, for boys, and many men, do
not discriminate between one bird and
another.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01
THE SILO AND IT'S UTILITY

time Mr.. Stutler had his silo built,
together with the equipment for ele-
waiting by hOrseforks into the silo his
crop of clover, peas and oats, and with
in the next five days the silo was prac-
tically filed with clover. Mr. Stutler
just telephoned the writer that he is
greatly pleased with the silo The cost
was thirty dollars for the lumber on
the ground and twenty-four dollars for
carpenters, blacksmith's bill not in
cluded. For a foundation he dug
down to hard pan and set slaves on
that
In regard to filing the silo there is
only one ideal way in which this can
be done, when considered from the
standpoint of quality and waste of
silage, and, in proportion as. this meth
cd is deviated from in like proper
tion will the quality and waste of
silage be affected. The true way then
is to have the crop intended for
silage at the desired maturity at the
same time. Then, when filing be-
gins fill continuously, keeping as close
to the mower as possible, until all is
in or the silo is filled. The idea is
to get the material into the silo in
the same condition, as nearly as prac
ticable, in which the crop is when cut
"a little whiting or dew or mist will
do no harm. In case the material be-
comes overly dry, such moisture then
becomes desirable, otherwise it shouldi
be applied by sprinkling with water
as the crop is put into the silo. But
do not pour into the silo water alb
libitum as advocated by some who
never made pound of good silage in
their lives.
There is reason in all things. A
rule that will work in cases where
corn has been frosted, does not apply
with clover or peas and oats, when
only a little overly dried from the eff
fectS of sun or wind. We refer par
ticularly to the matter because we
know Of a few instances where by the
application of too much water the en-
tire silage was ruined. The walls of
the silo should be wet frequently as
the silo is being filled, in order that
the silage coming in contact with wall
VIII not unduly lose it's natural mois-
ture. Then again, the makers of poor
silage frequently tumble the material
into the silo-a wagon load at a time
and then send man in to arrange
the mass the best he can-much poor
and spoiled silage is the natural result.
Whereas, makers of good silage pass
the material into the silo little at
time not to exceed a horse fork full,
then arrange Systematically, keeping
1t we'll tramped about the wall. 1t
is better that little be put into the
silo every day until full, and when
done filing, it becomes very impor-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01
SOC per Year; SC the Copy.

this method there was practically no
waste and that he never fed better nor
cheaper feed to stock. From what the
writer saw and heard about Mr. Wells
silage, had we an embankment handy
to our barns and suited to the purpose,
we would not hesitate for a moment
to adopt Mr.. Wells plan for securing
cheap and good feed for the stock.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01
VOL. XXI. NO. 13.

Many inquiries are coming to us
these days regarding the silo, it's con-
struction, etc., the writer, therefore,
concludes that some information along
the line of the silo would be both ac-
ceptable and appreciated. 1t was only
a very few years since that the writer
through the columns of The Ranch
as we'll. as upon the lecture platform
of the farmers Institutes and else
where, began to urge upon the dairy
farmers of the state the great advan-
tages of the silo At that time there
were probably not to exceed one-half
dozen farmers in the state feeding
silage. A few more had built silos
but for one reason or another had
abandoned their use with the first at
tempt. The writer's first experience
was not altogether satisfactory, but
then and there it was concluslvely
demonstrated to his mind that the sllo
was the proper thing, and we are glad
to notice that the silos are fast multi
plying throughout the state. During
these years we have had much to say
regarding the construction of the silo,
emphasizing the Importance OF their
being air-tight. We also have held
right along that with an air-tight silo
we then had to learn and practice the
secret of securing good silage posses.
sing, the maximum feeding value.
Now. as to the construction of silo
there are many good ways, as our
experience and observation have
taught, lis. But. while the silo is large
ly monopolized by the rich and Well
to-do farmers of the state, strictly
al a and small
farmer should Z. it's possessor. We
WILL. therefore, give a plan Tor sim.
Pile and cheap silo, possessing all OF
the requirements of a good sllo, ana
in which good, first-class silage can be-
made. In doing this the writer can
not do better than to refer to the sllo
of Mr.. Stutler, OF Leland, Jenerson
county, Wash. Mr.. Stutler is one OF
our progressive and prosperous farm-
ers. a man who is not afraid TO read
an agricultural paper from fear or be-
ing styled a book farmer. Having
read some things the writer had said
in The Ranch about silos, he recently
visited the writer's farm and inter
viewed us on the silo question, us
construction, etc. The same day ne
ordered the slaves for l2x2o foot
silo. The slaves were 2x6 flr, sur
faced on the edges only, and sized.
He also ordered at the blacksmith
shop eight hoops of half-inch iron pro-
vided with the usual lugs for taking
up and Stacking off, to meet the con-
traction and expansion of slaves. 1t
cost nearly four dollars per Thousand
to- get this lumber from the mill to-
Mr.. Suffers farm. In about five days
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01

tant-in order to save any top waste
to cover with small grass or other
like material and thoroughly wet down
with a few barrels of water. This COW
ering should be from one and half
to two feet deep. After this, and while
the silage is settling, the same should
be well tramped, at least once a day.
This will be from two to three weeks.
The idea is to keep the silage along
the wall settling as fast as does that
in the center, otherwise should the
center settle first, it draws the ma
terial from the wall thus allowing the
admission of air down the same, caus-
ing the damage of a few inches of sill
age clear about the outer edge. In
filing keep the outer edge of the ma
terial considerably higher than the
center. These suggestions are intend
ed to apply in SLIDING clover, peas and
oats and other grasses as we'll, and
for the person who does not possess a
cutting box for cutting the material
into the silo. However, these rules
should be observed in all cases.
The writer recently had the pleas
ure of visiting the magnificent farm
and creamery of Mr.. Wells, of Chill
liwack, B. G. Mr.. Wells is a gentle
man well advanced in years, but still
an enthusiast in his business. AS
evidence he was very recently, If he
is not at the present time, president
of the dairymen's association of Brit.
ish Columbia Mr.. Wells has on his
large dairy farm one of the largest
and best equipped dairy barns in the
northwest In this barn is a 16x24
foot silo, made of slaves and hooped
with rod iron. Mr.. Wells is in a
locality where he can successfully
grow corn, which he does and cuts
into his silo. He values this feed very
highly. Mr.. Wells also provides for
his stock clover silage, which he says
is the cheapest feed that he can pro-
duce. This clover silage is made
without the use of the silo. Near Mr..
Wells barn is an embankment, we
should say about fifteen to twenty feet
high. An excavation is made into this
embankment little above on level
with the ground at it's foot until the
back wall becomes perpendicular. On
a level with the top of this bank and
near by, is large meadow of mixed
grasses, chiefly clover. Mr.. Wells
practice is to cut from this field and
Immediately haul and Systematically
distribute this grass and clover into
this pit, making stack, say fifty feet
lengthwise of the back, by twenty feet
the other way. The material is well
distributed and tramped as put in, and
when all is in the outer and exposed
edge of the stack is cut down perpen-
dicularly by the use of common hay
knife, returning the refuse on the top
of stack. Then the stack is leveled
off and foot of earth is Immediately
applied over the entire top. Thus the
stack becomes quickly settled and the
surplus air excluded from within. Mr..
Wells Informed the writer that under
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01

Many people believe that the raised
bottom in the strawberry box exists
merely for the purpose of deceiving
and enabling one to pawn short mea-
sure off on the buyer. AS matter OF
fact, however, it is a decided advan-
tage in protecting the top layer of ber-
ries in the box beneath, when without
the raised bottom the fruit would fare
badly. In filling round up the box
we'll and do not fear about bruising.
The berries settle considerably in ship
ping and are more apt to bruise by
being too slack. In gathering berries
for shipping do not pull the fruit, but
pinch it off with one-half inch stem
attached. Pulling or the slightest
bruising causes the fruit to bleed when
it sours very quickly. Reject all stunt
ed and overripe berries in picking.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-01

No ranch or suburban home is COM
plete without nice patch of small
fruit shrubs and a strawberry patch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

strongest single system in the south.
The consolidation of the two COM
panies, would promote the interests of
this district, because there would tnen
be, but one line between our mines
and furnaces and Havana. Tampa is
the chief gulf outlet Of the Coast Line.
and the route from Birmingham 20
Tampa would nearly be direct. The
filing of snort gap south of Thongs
vile would give this district an air
line TO Tampa and Punia Gorda and
Havana.
The Coast Line, under the skillful
leadership OF Mr.. Walters, absorbed
the Plant System, and if it has now
annexed the Louisville aud Nashville
it ranks up among the great systems
OF the southeast. There would Their
be- in the southe but five great sys
TENS, namely, the Southern, the Sea
board. the Illinois Central, the Frisco
and the Coast Line. All have termi
mails in Birmingham except the Illinoi:
Central, and that great road has bar
gained for needful facilities here. anC
will presumably soon reap the fruit O
its bargain. Ii bargained with tn,
Frisco, giving the latter terminal ad
vantages in New Orleans, and receiy
ing in return pledges of similar facili
ties in this district
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
DESERTIONS IN
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

The Mobile Register of yesterday
comments upon the case of the United
States cruiser Galveston, on which
considerable trouble was reported,
previous to her departure for Norfolk,
as follows:
Where there is so frequent COM
plant as in our navy there must be
something wrong in the system of
caring for and handling the men. De
sertion is a common practice, and the
men say that they cannot endure the
food. or, perhaps, it is the treatment,
on board the vessel in which they are
required to serve. The case of the
Galveston is the latest. Some two
score men have been returned to the
vessel by force. They vigorously pro
tested, says the report, against the
treatment which they allege was &C
corded them on board. the ship by
Commander Cutler. Men of long ser
vice who came from the vessel or
shore duty and Galveston people WIN
were on board state that condition
verging on mutiny exists there. Ths
men. among them several petty >ofh
GERS of long service, pronounce the
. voyage of the Galveston the most IN
bearable they ever experienced. The
marines are almost worn out trying
to preserve order on board. Thu
cruiser sailed for Norfolk at noo,
"Wednesday, but lay OF the jetties al
night. The vessel is sherthanded ow
ing to assertions.
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CARNEGIE'S VIEWS ON
HIS NIECES MARRIAGE.
< < ssss 4 x
Montgomery Journal.

If all men who are wealthy, who
have become millionaires by their
shrewdness and sagacity and by the
sweat of the brow of others, would
do as Mr.. Carnegie has cone, would
be as considerable of others struggling
through life for a livelihood as he,
and would treat with the same con-
sideration those in the lower walks OF
life as does the kind hearted Scotch
man, there would be less prejudice
against individual ana wealth and In
fluence.
Attention has recently been called
to Mr.. Carnegie by his approval of the
marriage of his niece to hired man,
to an Irish coachman and riding mas
ter. When he discovered his niece
said he approved of the marriage,
that he would prefer an honest poor
man to a profiigate Guke, or words To
that effect. To show his approval OF
the marriage he gave a dinner at his
Fifth avenue mansion to his niece and
her husband. On this occasion and
on others Carnegie is quoted as having
T., said:
There are enough wealthy men in
! the Carnegie family"
Il believe in dancing. It's good
healthy recreation"
People should govern their habits
as they please. so long as they dom
Interfere with other people"
People should marry according Il
their choice"
"One mans as good as another
money is not the true measure o.
manhood"
Rich men owe something TO soci
ETY. besides their taxes.
Happiness of others should be the
main guide to people
LET the people alone and they vii
let you alone. The people know VIVA
they want"
These are homely but wise sugges
!, TONS They contain the whole pniios
ophy Of life 1t shows him 10 be
liberal minded Scotchman, one VIII
does not desire to interfere with tn
pleasure of others. no matter IN wha
way they seek their own pleasures
There is nothing exclusive about Can
inegie or arrogant or selfish He doe
not fiaunt his wealth in the eyes Q
the poor Of the community, and as IN
New York News truly says:
HE is a living exempli1cation
= the fact that man can be mililor
! aire and be a good fellow and an e.
? emplary citizen. Would there wer
|. more like him
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
THE LITTLE LEAKS.
Jacksonville Times-Union.

The fact that fine quality of wa
ter white" turpentine has at last been
produced from common pine sawGust,
is, 10 say the least. significant. The
tendency of all modern industrial op
erations is in the direction OF econo
my-economy of energy, material, and
above all. of waste.
A weed has been defined as plant
whose use has not been discovered
and waste might with equal truth be
defined as material we have not yet
, learned the value of.
The success of the great meat pack
ers of the West is in reality largely
based upon this principle-upo tbs
principle that nothing is WORTHLESS:
and that everything must be made K
yield it's percentage of profit.
And the success of the New Eng
land farmer, tilling through his brie
season acres so sterile. that South
erner would reject them with scorn-
the success of these hardy people il
also due TO their close attention to de
tail and their constitutional aversion
to waste of any kind.
| II is commonly said that Northern
farmer could live comfortably upol
what the average Southern farme
wastes. This is. of course. an exae
geration; but there is enough truth Il
the saying to justify the assertion
that the South can never hope to kee
up with the procession until her pei
! ple learn how TO stop the little leak
land utilize to the full every opportr
! nifty that may present itself
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

The good roads meeting, held in
representative hall last night under
the auspices of the Hon. H. w. Long,
president of the state association.
while not so largely attended perhaps
as it might have been, was thorough
ly representative.
Speaker Gilchrist presided. and ad-
dresses were delivered by President
Long, DR.. Newton, of CarrabelIe, for
merly of Georgia. and A. 8. Mann. the
energetic state organizer of the asso-
citation.
Mr. Mann took strong ground in
favor of state aid in building hard sur
faced roads, and cited the success
achieved by New Jersey and other
northern states as an example of what
might eventually be accomplished in
Florida in this direction.
The speaker also earnestly advocat-
ed the employment of the state con-
viets on the public roads, andannounc-
ed that a meeting of the committee
to formulate a bill on this subject
i would be held at 10 o'clock this morn
! ing.
J Talking of the convicts, the State
Federation of Labor, at a emeetins held
in Key West some time ago, adopted
a resolution calling for the abolition
CT the convict lease system in Florida
and appointed legislative committee
OF three to come here and push The
matter So far, however, nothing ha;
been heard of the committee, which
has no time to lose if it expects to &C
oomplish anything this session.
This session has been especially
distinguished by the number of inter
ruptions that have been made in thu
regular routine. from one cause o.
another, and to-day comes another il
the shape of Memorial Day, which is
as usual, to be made the subject of al
elaborate celebration by he>people o
the town, and which will no doub
call for another early adjournment.
1t is rather curious that the frs
bill signed by Governor Browar
|. should have been senate bill No. lOt
This means that there are just 8
measures in the upper branch of tn
: legislature that were in reality ahea
ot Senator Cranes bill validatin
Tampa's $4,000 bond issue for tn
J purchase of the Tampa Bay Hote
property. This bill, while of no ger
eral interest, was of great importanc
: to Tampa as the city has only unit
May 1 to close the deal for the pul
chase of the property on the banks c
the Hillsboro river, in which the lat
Henry Bradley Plant took so niue
| pride, and upon which he layished S
t much time and money. Senate
Il Crane, though a new member, is
r great worker. and certainly lost n
r time in getting his bill through N
t house yesterday. and gettin II dow
: stairs into the governors Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
LEASING OF THE l. & N.
~ ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

While 1t is well known fact that
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway has
for some time been heavy holder
of Louisville and Nashville stock, the
report of the direct leasing of the
louisville and Nashville by the At,
iantie Coast Line caused something OF
surprise In railroad circles. Regard
ing the result of combination Of
these two big lines, the Birmingham
Age-Herald says:
II the Atlantic Coast Line has leas
ed the louisville and Nashville. tive
great railroad systems have becoms
one. The one skirts the entire soutf
Atlantic coast, penetrating TO Atlanta
and Montgomery; the other conect:
the middle west with the gulf. Tht
two together would constitute tn,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
SPECIAL RATES.

Round trip colonist rates TO Texas.
Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Indian Ter
ritory, each first and third Tuesday
One-way and round trip colonist
rates to California and the Northwest
from March 1st until May15th, 1905.
Special frst-class round trip rates
10 Colorado every day until May Is.
Return limf. June Isl 1905.
The choice Of the two most direc.
routes and three gate-ways-
Union AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Through Pullman Tourist cars oper.
ated each Monday from Birmingham,
AIa.. and three cars . week from
washington, D. c., to San Francisco
via Atlanta, Montgomery and New Or
leans without change. Elective
March lst we operate every Monday
and wednesday Pullman Tourist Cars
from st. Louis to San Francisco with
out change. via the Chicago & Al;oa
Railroad and the Union Pacific Rai'
road. via Kansas City and Denver.
Ask for particulars.
IF. VAN RENESSELAER.
General Agent
IL Peaeht.ee St. Atlanta, Ga
r o. Bean, T. p. A.
G. W. Ely, T. P. A.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

as Tampa is concerned strong law
vigorously enforced is needed and
needed bad just at this time The
evil is growing at an alarming rate
ard is running men and women. boys
and girls. The vile joints are operat-
ed openly and without fear, as 1t is
understood that no law can reach
them at the present time. The Herald
appeals to the legislature to speedily
pass a strong law along this line to
save those who may soon be swallow
ed ND in this terrible evil.-Tampa
Herald
The Dog Tax Bill.
Mr.. Mobiles bill to tax dogs is all
right and should be passed without a
dissenting vote A dog that is not
worth a dollar a year TO it's owner
should be killed And, by Mr.. Mobiles
bill. the dollar year goes into the
school fund. Don't forget that. The
bill, if passed, will add over $4,000
a year to the school fund and at the
some time put thousands of worthless
dogs out of the business of depreda
ting upon hens nests and sneep folds
-Punta Gorda Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
sNsAcoLA, FLORIDA SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1905

White Democratic
Ticket.
For Mayor:
CHAS. H. BLISS
For Marshal:
C. F. SCHAD.
For Tax Collector:
mo. CARY WHITING. .. .
For Treasurer:
WIN. G. DALEY.
For Aldermen at Large:
Precinct 12-
CHAS. H. GINGLES
Precinct IS
WIN. HAYS.
For Precinct Aldermen:
Precinct 12-
A. H. D'ALEMBERTE
Precinct ID
P. X. YONGE-
Precinct IL
JAS. McHUGH.
Precinct IS
w. B. WRIGHT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
Pensacola, ST. Andrews and
Gulf Steamship Co.
STEAMER TARPON

rIRST-CLASS PASSENGEk AMI
EkElGHT SERVICE
Between.
PENSACOLA MOBILE, APALAcHL
COLA cARRA6ELLE, ST. An
DREWS, EilLLVILlE,
SCHEDULE
And all points on St Andrews Bay,
CarrabeIle and ApaIachicola.
Leave PeDsaeola Sunday, $3.50 p
r., for Mobile. Ala
Leave Pensacola, Tuesday, $50 D.
No.. for ST. Andrew, MillVille. Apa-
Ischicola CaTrabelle and intermediate
Eor adj ltional inform ton apply to
J. z SAUNDERS,
T. z COBB. President
Gen. Fri and Pass. Agent,
Pensacola. Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

There will be something doing in
Russia tomorrow if the plans of the
terrorists are carried out. Numerous
bombs are scheduled to explode and
the obituaries of unpopular officials
are probably in course OF preparation
at the various print shops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29
For Alderman. Precinct II

/ hereby announce myself as a can.
didate for reelection as alderman Al
large from Precinct No. u, at the
city election to be held in June, and
ask the support of the voters in the
city. W. l. MOYER-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

GO TO THE MOTHER GOOSE
MARKET. LUNCH II A. NJ. TO II
p. M. eLouNT-wATsoN BUILD
ING, PALAFox ST.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-29

While rendering a difficult passage
at London, Ont, Paderewski strained
a cord in his neck. First time we
have noticed that he played the piano
with his neck.