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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

AN LADY WOULD LIKE PERMA-
nent board and room in private family: price
tween Nicollet and Grand and Goth and 2Sth
sits. Address, stating location and terms for
board and room,- 2575. Journal. .
TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH
board; will accommodate three or four peo-
pie; will rent single or ell suite; modern
conveniences; private family; everything new
and clean, S12 4th az S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
WANTED TO RENT

WANTED NOV. 1-FURNIsHED SEVEN OR
eight-room house or dat for the winter or
longer; American family no small children;
than large rent; references furnished; state
terms. ADDRESS 1913, Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Proper Feed For Rams.

For the farmer who has only one OF
two or at most but a few head of rams
a mixed feed of oats and bran, with a
small amount Of corn and wheat add
ed, has been found to make the best
feed. All of this feed that the ram will
eat up clean in a reasonable length Of
time should be given twice a day, but
are should be taken that there is but a
little wheat or corn in the feed. Oats
will not hurt a ram. You can feed him
all he will eat of them. and there is no
danger Of injury or overlooking SO long
as you keep his appetite good and al
ways ready for his meal. But with the
heavier feeds there is considerable dan
ger. Better leave out the corn alto
gether than to feed too much Of 1t. As
to forage, the ram should be fed mixed
hay containing a large per cent Of tim
othy or even clear timothy hay.-Amer.
lean Sheep Breeder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

er reds. Previous to that time the Jer-
sey reds had been bred in the state Of
New Jersey for over fifty years.
The most popular color for this breed
is u deep cherry red without any mark
ings. The type most approved is that
of u compact hog, exceeding smooth In
all parts and very close to the ground.
The head is fine, the ear light and
pendent, neck short and thick, the
shoulder full, yet smooth with the
body; the back slightly arching, wide
and strong, the hips deep and the hind
quarter very plump and full with meat,
yet somewhat short; the legs are very
short and straight, allowing the frame
to approach very close to the ground.
The type is that Of a very early ma
turing hog that will dress a high per-
centage of valuable cuts. The Duroc
Jersey sow Doty, whose portrait is here
reproduced from American Cultivator,
was a prize winner at the st. Louis ex-
position.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Wintering
The Late Pigs

Late fall pigs on some farms are con-
sidered valuable property. says John
NJ. Jamison in National ~Stockman. 4
November pig makes a desirable feed
er for the next summer on pasture or
one sought after to follow cattle that
are being finished with corn on grass.
With the refuse that comes to the hog
after cattle on good blue grass or clio
yer pasture he should make wonderful
gains. But TO make the late fall pig
useful for this purpose he must be well
wintered. He should be kept growing
all the time. There is no more waste
full plan to winter pigs or hogs of any
kind excepting. brood sows than to feed
simply to make them hold their own.
The fall pig in limited numbers can
be safely handled and VIZ some profit
on every farm where grain is grown.
Ii the. farmer cannot or does not
want TO feed to the finish there are
farmers situated a little different from
himself who will want just such shotes
to finish the next summer Feeding
corn to such shotes on clover during
the summer Is a very attractive propo-
sition for some farmers. The fall pig
will not go begging for a chance to
finish for market. And the man who
tries 10 grow him, If only a litter or
two, can get Il r~emunerative price for
him if he is properly cared for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
TO SECURE HOG vIGoR.
Suggestion That Pure Blo0ds he
Crossed with Hardy Scrubs.

For quick growth and good return
for the amount of corn fed TO them tn
improved breeds of hogs are far abe
of the scrub or ''razorbaeA' kinds,
writes a correspondent OF Farm Prog
ress.
But | suppose that most farmers who
keep Well bred hogs find the same diff
ficulty that ] do. There are things to
consider In raising hogs besides max
Ing rapid growth or fattening easily.
Any of the good breeds of hogs-Po-
land-China, Berkshire. Chester White.
Duroc or others-will make good re
turns for the grain consumed. but they
are all subject to the same trouble.
They are not prolific enough, and thee
are too delicate about farrowing time.
Not long since | lost n fine Young
Poland China sow that happened e.
farrow when | was away from home.
No n on the place knew what to o.
with a SOW that had difficulty In far
rowing, and she died. And it Is a rec
ognized fact that all the well bred hoes
must have attention at this period or
one may lose both sow and pigs.
But as for scrub hogs, | never knew
one to have any difficulty or heard of
any one sitting up with them TO pre-
vent trouble. The old razorback sow
gets into the woods or somewhere out
of sight for half a day and then comes
up with a lusty litter OF twelve or IL
teen pigs that are rustlers from the
start.
The only trouble with them is that
they eat their heads of and then make
no meat. They do not make rapid
growth or take on fat easily. have
fed some that with corn at 60 cents a
bushel cost me 10 cents a pound TO
fatten and even then did not dress
$50 pounds a head.
believe the surest way to get STAN
ina and constitutional vigor is to cross.
say, a Berkshire boar on a scrub sow
and then breed the half bred sows TO
another Berkshire boar and keep the
quarter bred sows for breeders. | be-
lievc that these sows will have enough
of the scrub vigor to produce large lit
tiers without risk to themselves, and
the pigs will be practically pure bIoods
in growing and fattening characters
tics.
If only quarter blood should not be
sufficient scrub it might be better to
use half blood scrubs for breeders and
a pure bred boar. Something must be
done to get health and vlgor into our
hogs or there will be no profit in them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

When somebody asked Graham
Saunders why he did not go to visit
the squire's family any more he hest
tated for a moment before he ventdred
to put his reaso into words.
I'm not one that's looking for
sights" he drawled at last, "and |
never paid much attention when they
spoke about folks that generally came
at mealtimes nor any Of their remarks
about large appetites. Nor l never APP
Piled any o. their statements In regard
to not waiting for invitations or out
staying your welcome to myself. l
considered such talk wasn't worth no
ticing.
"But when squire come out to me at
about four thutty N afternoon when
I could smell baked beans cooking as
easy as I'm sitting here and said he'd
count 1t a favor IL I'd note down
where the glass stood on our north
porch at 6 o'clock that night and at
8 In the morning, twelve thutty at noon
and 9 D. m. for the next three days and
then let him know at the p~ostofice SOS
he could compare II with theirs. l called
II pretty considerable like a hint for a
man that claims to have good man
ners, given to one that's got q sensi-
tive streak. same as / have, though /
try to keep it out o. sight."-Youth's
Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Their Belated
Wedding
BY RITA KELLEY
Copyright, 1905 By E. c. PARCELS


Samantha Sanders had always want.
ed a cuckoo clock.
The sandwich man half a block
ahead announced them for sale for
$1.9S-"6ne cuckoo clocks, best made
She was racing after him as fast as
her prim New England dignity wouia
allow. She upset a child with an all
day sucker in its mouth and left Ii
screaming on the walk. 1t hurt her
conscience terribly, but If for one mo
ment she lost sight of the sign he
might turn into a side street, ana she
wouldn't know where to get the clock
Samantha Sanders was the thrifty.
unromantic janitress Of a bachelor
apartment building. i&r father and
mother had died when she was fifteen
sid left her without a penny and with
an o~verweening desire to possess a
clock with a little bird that popped
out Of a little door every hour, along
with more domestic ambition.
Samantha Sanders never had cared
for any n person so much as she had
for making a home. Hiram Shell had
asked her to marry him, but her thrifty
soul told her she would be happier
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Signs of III Health of Cattle.

Symptoms of unhealthiness in cattle
which may be seen without handling
are: An animal keeping away by 1t.
self If accustomed to go with others
and perhaps standing with it's back
arched. Not stretching itself on being
quietly raised when lying down. Hair
standing on end or staring, having a
harsh, dry, dirty, dull appearance. Alb.
sence of lick marks on the skin. Saliva
flowing from the mouth. Not feeding
or chewing the cud for any length OF
time. Thin condition of the body.
Blown out by gas forming through
fermentation and stoppage of digestion
Of the food. Hollow sides consequent
from want Of food. Quick breathing
or a cough. Popularity Of movement
Of head and limbs.-American Cultiva.
tor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Value OF Cut Straw.


IF horse breeding Is to be made the
success that 1t ought to be those who
engage In this work should begin
breeding their mares at a comparative
ly early age, say not later than the &
Of four years." says Professor Thomas
Shaw. "Such mares are likely to pro-
duce foals regularly from year to year
and to rear them In good form. 1t is
not unnatural that the results from
breeding mares that are not set aside
for breeding until they become adj
vanced In age should not be satlsfac.
tory. The breeding powers are not well
developed In such instances: conse-
quently the results that follow from
breeding them cannot be satisfactory.
As with all other powers of the system,
these are improved and strengthened
by USE"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

The farmer with a light mare weigh
Ing 800 to 1,4o0 pounds. with a strong
Infusion Of Morgan, trotting or thor
oughbred blood, imagines that by mat
Ing her with a heavy draft stallion he
Will secure a general purpose horse.
says T. NJ. Wilkinson. The dealer will
undeceive him, because the result Is an
animal lacking weight, muscular de-
velopment, style and finish, neither
draft, coach % road horse. Had the
same mare been mated with a good
sized coach or trotting bred stallion the
result would have been a general pur-
pose horse with plenty of style, finish
and endurance, a horse that will have
q definite market and realize a good
price.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
TIE CARE OF SWINE.
Properly Fed and Handled, the Pig
II "a Money Maker.


From observation and the methods
hear many farmers advocate il looks
as &c 1t would be some time yet before
the average pig will get an opportunity
to show his importance as a money
maker, writes a farmer in NatienII.
Stockman. Some time ago / heard 4
farmer say that he put his SOW up Ia Il
rail pen and fed her corn and thar he
allowed the pigs 10 So in and out at
will. Another said that his plan was
to feed his sows and pigs plenty of
corn. Now, these men We're perfectly
honest In their views. but II is evident
that they bad not made hog raising
much of a study.
In order to get most out OF the
pigs il is necessary 70 make them
grow quite rapidly from start TO finish.
1t takes a certain amount to keep the
animal body living, and the profit all
lies In the amount OF food above this
that will be appropriated to growth
and the production of fat. The amount
Of food that will keep two pigs Just
living will, IL fed TO one pig, make Ii
grow quite rapidly. There Is a profit
from feeding 1t to one, while feeding
II to two pigs is a clear loss, since
there is no growth.
But the amount of food Is not all the
consideration. a growing pig must not
only have a sufficient amount OF food.
but II must be In IA proper ratio-that
Is, IL must ne well b~alanced-in order to
give best results. Two or three differ
ent kinds of feed will give better re
suits than a single grain ration. a
corn ration will give better results
where the pigs have the run OF a good
pasture than where they are confined
TO a small lot, but ! have always failed
TO get good results from a corn ration
exclusively. One of the best grain ra-
lions that l have used Is corn ana
buckwheat ground together in equal
parts and mixed with an equal amount
OF middlings. | have tried feeding
the sows and pigs three times a day
and also have tried feeding only twice
a day. The three times a day feeding
seems to rush the pigs along a lletle
faster. but not enough to pay for the
extra trouble when other work Is push
Ing
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

In Jungle Trails and Jungle Peo-
ple' Caspar Whitney tells of trapping
q herd Of elephants and driving them
into the grail. Curiously enough. the
animals are quite docile until they once
discover they are confined, whereupon
they throw off their good manners and
become rampant. Mr.. Whitney contin-
ues:
Some fight the posts. some fight one
another, in groups they surge against
the stout sides of the Enclosure, grunt-
Ing prodigiously, and wherever a ven
turesome spectator shows a head be-
tween the posts he Is charged. Not all
the herd are so violent. Some show
their perturbation by thrusting down
into their stomach reservoir and drew
Ing forth water which they squirt
ovsr their backs: others express on
tempt for things generally by making
little dust piles, which they blow over
everything In sight. including their own
legs. Some utter the mounting low
note: some rap the ground with their
trunks, thus knocking out several pc
culiar rafting, cracking high notes.
The calves squeak through their little
trunks shrilly and frequently.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Growth Of Hoof.

The average rate Of hoof growth in a
horse Is about one-third of an inch q
month, says Farm Journal. Hind hoofs
grow faster than fore hoofs, and un-
shod mes grow faster than shod ones.
The time required for the horn to grow
from the coronet to the ground. though
Influenced to a slight degree by the
cited conditions. varies In proportion to
the distance Of the coronet from the
ground. At the toe. depending on Its
height the horn grows down in eleven
TO thirteen months, at the wall in six
to eight months and at the heels In
three to FIVE months. We can thus esti.
mate with tolerable accuracy the time
required for the disappearance Of such
defects In the hoof as cracks and clefts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

had ordered recklessly at the green
grocer's on her way home, and the ia
BILE was beginning to look like a feast
Of plenty.
Poor old Hiram. She could not get
the image Of his pitlable figure out of
her mind. Even the prospect of the
new clock could not dispel the feeling
OF utter heartsickness. Hiram Shell.
whose father had been justice of the
peace, tramping the streets as a sand
witch man!
There was a dull aching at her heart
that was incomprehensible to her until
just as she showed the brown bread
into the oven to warm. She stlffened
up with something like a groan and
clapped her hands to her head.
I'D ought to e married Hiram
Shell" she cried, with the bitterness of
delayed realization. I'D ought to "a
married him. No one ever believed IN
him. Just because he didn't get out
and work like the others they said he
was crazy, Geniuses amt like any
body else, and if anybody had ever en-
couraged him and helped him along he
might have struck somethin' that peo-
pie wanted. AID here I've been com
Portable and him trampin' the Streets
Hiram was late In arriving. She
wondered indulgently whether he had
gone off TO buy wire with that money
instead of getting the clock. Strange
ly enough, she did not care much. The
thought was tormenting her that she
who always had put duty foremost had
after all failed in the greatest crisis OF
her life. Women We're Intended to
make men stronger, to bring out the
best in the men they loved, and She 4
He came, more haggard and all but
tottering, with two packages under his
arm. She took them from him, tum
bled them heller SHELTER ON the sofa
and drew up an armchair for him close
to the table laden with good things.
Now, Hiram,,2 she said, "eat!"
He looked at her wildly for a mo-
ment, trying to get his breath. The
package" he said. rs it all right?"
'"The clock? OF course. Go ON an
eat now" She passed him the bowl
of savory pork and beans.
He pushed back from the table, peer
ing about.
Hiram Shell, if you don't stop act
In the fool and set to eatin' I'll throw
out the cuckoo clock and be done with
it!'
"No, Samanthy, faint the clock; it's
that new patent clothes wringer l been
making. Thought you might like 1t to
wash your Clothes"
Samantha collapsed into a chair.
Hiram Shell, l haven't done my
wash for five years. 1t goes to the
laundry"
swell, now, amt that nice!" He
pushed back the apple butter she hand
ed him. He had not touched a bite,
though his plate was piled high with
good things. Samantha saw his face
had gone white.
II guess I'd better be moving On.
The doctor at the dispensary he said
I'm ailin' some" He clutched at his
heart. ITS queer, right in here"
Samantha pushed him back into the
chair and ran for the brandy.
"Did-you call the ambulanceF' he
asked when he opened his eyes again.
mo, l didn't, Hiram Shell. You don't
need no ambulance. All you need is q
good square meal and the parson.
We're going to get married, Hiram"
He looked at her, with tears stream
ing down his cheeks.
well, now" he said, "Samanthy.
amt that nicer
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

HIRAM SHE CRIED. HIRAM SHELL!
making a comfortable living for her
self than eking out a bare existence
with such a man. Hiram was all right,
only he never stuck to any n thing
long enough and his inventions never
seemed to be the things people wanted.
Now she was almost UP to the big
red and white sign. Never before had
she felt free to indulge her pet extrav-
agance, but now with a steady, tidy In
come and good clothes In plenty 1t did
seem that Providence had put that
sandwich nan right there ahead Of her.
Breathless and excited, she rushed
past the man to get a front view Of the
clock. Oh, joy! There was the long
hoped for little face and b cuckoo
half emerging from his arch as though
the clock had stopped just as he start
cd to announce the hour.
Samantha clapped her hands in an
ecstasy Of rapture.
"Ohp' she cried. Can / get one
down on Thirteenth street nowf"
For the first time she turned her eyes
from the sign to the man whose way
she had blocked. All the light Of Joy
faded from her face and left it ashen.
sHiramr' she crteS, Hiram Sheu!'
Yes, %Samanthy," he said, meek as
ever, looking at the trim little woman
before him and pulling surreptitiously
at his worn and soiled vest.
The pallor Of her face changed to a
flush of. anger and resentment as she
looked at the d~isheveled old man.
"Hiram She'll" she said forcfbly,
"what you dom trampln' the streets
like this? Shiftless and good for moth
In. same al you always wasV'
Il don't know. Samanthy. l never
did seem to mount to anything" The
cuckoo clock swayed perilously a a
barber pole, but Samantha did not mo-
tee. She was looking at the mans
lantern jawed haggard visage and
thinking hard.
''Hiram She'll" she accused, you
haven't had enough to eat. You can't
keep your knees stif."
He smiled weakly. swell, 1t do be
hard of an on to get a plenty. 'spe-
cially when 1t takes quite a bit for
wire. My new patent clothes wringer,
SawAnthy"-
p 'Hiram Shell. you go right straight
down to Thirteenth street and tell those
clock people you haven't got sense
enough to pound sand In a rat hole!"
But even, as she spoke her eyes were
moist. "And, Hiram. you bring a clock
up to my house. I'm going home now
to getnupper ready" She counted out
t2y03y 70 cents for car fare), gave him
her address and told him vigorously
- hurry up before be forgot what he
WAS to do. She left him standing stu
peied In the middle of the walk gazing
after her with meek II hungry eyes.
"She be just the same as ever" be
whispered to himself. "She'd "a made
me a good wife, Samanthy would"
Samantha Sanders was busting fe-
,verishly about her rooms at the New
RochelIs apartments. True to her prov
ident New England instincts, she had
= plentiful supply Of cake. pie. apple
butter and baked beans on hand. She
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

In the first place, the preservation OF
the general health OF sheep In this
country requires that they be furnish
ed shelter from all fall and winter
rains. Many sheep die from what
some may call grub In the head"
which in many cases is rather lack OF
grub In the stomach or really resulted
from diseases created by exposure to-
cold fall and winter rains.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
Keeping Pigs Healthy.

The pen should be cemented on the
bottom, and an abundance Of bedding
should be used so that every bit Of the
fertilizing material may be saved. In
order to make pork production p%rofita-
BILE the pigs health must be carefully
looked after. With plenty Of sunshine,
a dry, warm pen and a well balanced
ration there is little difficulty In keep
Ing the pig in a healthy condition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

Good, clean. wholesome food will new
q hurt a hog.
Linseed meal Is especially useful to
the pregnant and sucking sows.
The success of q young SOW with her
frst litter has much to do with her fu-
ture value.
A stunted fall pig is exceedingly poor
property. He never gets over It II he
does live through the winter.
A hog with a short nose and mick
head, short legs and plenty Of heart
and lung Is generally q quiet and
good grower.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07
The nnroc Jerscr Hoe.

At the national swine breeders ron
ventlon held in 1872 the Jersey swine
of New Jersey and the Durocs of New
York were classified in the families of
red swine with similar characteristics.
the Durocs, it was her stated, being
finer in bone and carcass than the 9th
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

Sheep do not require warm barns for
protection during the fall. Where
plenty Of straw may be had they are
better Off In the yard than In the barn.
However, 1t Is undesirable and danger
Gus to expose sheep to strong winds.
cold rains Dr. driving SHOWS, but a
roughly constructed shed will give sui.
6cient protection against them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-07

The breeder who depends solely Ola
Inheritance is liable to be disappointed
when his animals reach maturity. Lib
eral feeding and good car are nearly
as essential as a good inheritance. FL
ther one without the other is liable to-
result In failure.