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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
FEED MORE ROOTS.
Stock Will Keep in Better Appetite
When Supplied with This Ration.

IN the United States cattle feeders
have gotten out Of the habit Of feed
ing roots to cattle, because of the
abundance of corn and corr fodder.
The chemist has also assisted In this
movement by showing that the nutri-
tive value of roots is not great, as
compared with the nutritive value of
the grains. But roots have a value
greater than that shown by the nu-
trients IS determined by analysis.
There is a digestive value In the acids
and in the bulk that no chemical an
alysis will determine. Roots have a
stimulating effect in that they please
the appetite.
Some roots are still fed to cattle
in the eastern states, where the Gus
tom began far back in the early set
Element of the country and has per-
sisted. Two reasons are found for
this. One, the early settlers were
from England, where root feeding was
common; two, the growing of corn is
a more difficult matter than in the
west, where the level fields make the
use Of machinery possible. In New
England roots are still raised quite
extensively for stock feeding.
Some object to the feeding of tur-
nips to dairy cows, but this objection
is not to be met with in the feeding
of beef cattle and Of dry dairy cows.
Doubtless the corn and corn fodder
will be more effective when fed with
roots than fed without roots. Now
that the price of corr has risen to
such a height, 1t is necessary that its
feeding should be made as effective as
possible.
With the increasing price of land 1t
becomes necessary to make every
acre produce as much feed as possible.
A very great tonnage of beets or tur-
nips can be grown On an acre of land
IL the soil be properly enriched and
properly titled, says Farmers Review.
The tops as well as the roots can be
fed to beef cattle. The succulent
character of the roots insures their
complete digestion by the cattle.
Mangel wurzels are particularly
adapted to feeding, because they are
relished by the cattle and can be
grown in large quantities.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
GOOD SEED CORN.
Some of the Important Points by
Which 1t May Be Known.

Some Of the more important OBJ
of seeds are: Yield, quality, uniform
ity, hardness, time of ripening, free
dom from attacks of smut and rust,
and, in the case of small grain, the
stiffness of the straw.
The corn crop requires, perhaps, as
great care in the selection al any
other, and merits special attention,
says the Prairie Farmer. The rapid
Improvement that has been made In
this crop, combined with the readi-
ness with which the different varieties
cross and mix, renders it extremely
subject to variation. Constant care
is necessary in order to establish the
desirable qualities that are brought
out in these variations and to more
thoroughly eradicate those not desir-
able.
Some of the points to be observed
in the selection of seed corn are:
1. The size and shape of ear; ear
should approach as nearly as may be
a uniform diameter from end to
end.
2. Size and quality Of cob, a me-
dunn sized cob being much better
than a large, spongy
8. Depth of grain.
4. Shape Of grain; grains should
carry their wedge shape uniformly to
the end, SO that the ear may present
as nearly as possible a solid surface.
S. Covering of cob; cob should be
as completely and evenly covered as
possible at both ends.
s. Hardness of grain, too hard and
flinty a grain not being readily mas
ticated and aigested. A hard grain,
also, is more liable to be a shallow
one.
Z. Grains of even, uniform size and
similar shape, to make possible uni
formity of planting.
s. Color of grain, purity of color
indicating purity of the corn.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12

insuring each, animal his allowance of
the ration. The v shaped trough is
not we'll adapted for graining lambs
following weaving and should not be
used.
The diagram herewith shows a de-
sign of granting trough we have
adopted and used for many years with
excellent results. The trough may be
made any length desired. The end
piece is made out of a 2x12 inch
plank, followed in the center to light.
en- the weight of the rack, The bot
tom and side pieces. are made of three
fourths inch material. The stats are
lath nailed six inches, apart. - The
trough from the ground up Is six
inches high, and the rack rs inches
high. s MI JHoei. aa7t1 'hs
The great advantage of this rack
is that the lambs cannot crowd and
the grain Is put before them in an
acceptable condition for feeding.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
TASTE OF MOSQUITOES.
$50 G> ~T
8TgMQD91
Frankfort, Germany

Frankfort, Germany.
The following tells of the mosquito
and the alleged preference of that san
culinary insect for colors and persons:
1t is stated that the mosquitoes are
strongly influenced in choosing their
victims by the color of their clothes.
In 1841 Spence found that , loose
fabric of white threads kept mosqui-
toes away much more effectively than
one of black threads. Jolly observed
in Madagascar that mosquitoes prefer
to alight on black soil rather than on
white sandy soil, and rather on black
shoes and clothes than on white. The
natives of Madagascar even suspend
pieces of black fabric from the cell
ings of their huts in order to attract
the mosquitoes to it. Jolly also found
hat light dogs were tormented less
by mosquitoes than black ones, ne
groes more than Europeans. Similar
observations were made in India. The
Enplishmen, INITIAL and Shipley, found
hat Anopheles maculipennis preferred
colors IN this order: Dark blue, dark
red. brown red, black, gray, olive gray,
violet green, light gray. pearl gray,
pale gray, azure blue, ochre color.
white. yellow. The malaria expert,
Gali-Valerio, director of the institute
for experimental hygiene and parasit-
oloey ait the University of LAUSANNE,
Switzerland, confirms these facts in
his Manuel pour la lutte contre les
moustiques," just published, as a result
of his own experiments. He states
that in experiments with the Ano-
nheles maculipennis and Anopheles
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
EXPRESS.
,Ylahisossakl kassiasbsO ..OO I'M

Passenger erXice by, the HansrSibe1i
rian route 2 1ayjRg besR EesAR9a9rt1rg5>
by one"weekly EXPRESS, and, since July
.8s---by--a sscond, travellers can now
make the journey from V~ladivostok to
Moscowsih eleven days and a half with
only one change Of cars-at Irkutsk.
The trains leave Vladiyostok on Mon
days and Fridays at 500 a. m, con-
Meeting with the weekly mail steamers
from Japan and China.
The rates from Vladivostok, includ-
ing cost of berths, are as follows: To
Hardin, first-class, $22.21; sscond-class,
1887. To Irkutsk, f~irst-class, $70.57;
second-class, SASS. To Moscow, first
class, $132.56; second-class, 1851. To
st. Petersburg, first-class. $138.42; q c
ond-class, $90.62.
Only "a pounds of baggage may be
checked free of charge by either first
or second-class passengers. For ex-
cess baggage the charge is $1.38 per 8
pounds to Moscow, and $1.42 to st.
Petersburg, Very large pieces can be
SaliACu III IAC SiCCpAH6 Saio, PlosiuOu
they are IN the form of ~valises, etc.;
and there are racks in the
corridors and elsewhere in which they
can be kept out of the way. The bag
gage of w~estern-bound passengers Is
examined at the station "Manchuria,"
and that of e%astbound passengers at
Pogranichnaya, or, if desired, at Vlad-
ivostok. Hitherto these examinations
have caused little inconvenience.
l.. s. GREENE.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
POINTS WORTH NOTING.

For late lettuce sow in partial
shade.
Spinach for early spring greens"
should be sown, about the 10th of this
month.
1t is the wasp. and not the honey
bee, that punctures the grape. The
bees profit from the work of the wasp.
Close by the side of the road is the
best place for the garden, for then
you will have pride in keeping it
clean.
Keep a supply Of early potatoes dug
and at the house, SO that your wife
can get at them; don't let her dig
them.
Keep the tomato plants off the
ground, Nothing rots the fruit quick
er or more surely than falling to the
earth.
Weeds will keep right ON growing,
whether anything else in the garden
does or not. Don't let a single one
go to seed, though.
How Is the crop of boys and girls
at your house this year? Good? Glad
of It! No matter whether the corn
and wheat and all things go wrong,
If the harvest of young folks is ali
right.
Bunch onions are an easy and pay
ing crop. While they do not sell as
readily as radishes they will sell well
after radishes are a drug in the mar
ket. A dozen onions as large as a lead
pencil make a good sized bunch.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
DENTISTRY IN BRAZIL.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In Rio de Janeiro there are quite a
large number Of Brazilian dentists,
some of whom are prospecting, and 9TH
ers are not. There r also a number
of American dentists who have plenty
of work at high prices, and while the
cost of living and their expenses are
very high, they have large incomes.
The advertised prices are 80 to SO
milreis per hour $50 to SIG gold,) the
actual charges. being a little below
these rates. These successful den
lists, however, are men of experience
and attachments and would do we'll
anywhere. To secure a license one
must pass not only a rigid technical
examination, but must read and write
Portuguese fiuently. The Brazilians
who can supply first-class practice are
Limited in number and the trade is
1@ellacentrolled. 10 that 1t would be
difficult for new dentists to secur an
opening. American dental supplies
are popular and well represented here
G. f. ANDERSON.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
aagvIN4Mo saAIaa i6gekszai
Advice by r. A. Craig, Veterinarians
hInpiana Expertiert stattnn&x1

p Eg1&
The hssavy'io loss f frobm dhistsalgM hJgs'
is largely due to transmissible uis-
eases. The organisms thatd produce.
this class of disease usually enter Mat,
body in the feed and inspired nfF1.a
HENCE, muddy Or dusty yards, esPf,r
ciaiiy IL ovefcroWded and filthy, filthy.
feeding ifbBts;, 'trfbbihghs' and hog hohses
are largely responsible for the preva-
lences of hog cholera, swine plaSus1 HtzG
AS young hogs are less liable to resist
these diseases than healthy. matnEe
animals. the Necessity or using Pre-
ventive measures at this season of The
year is of, double Importance.
During the spring and summer q
low holes are formed ~, the, Yards apd
pastures. In case the hogs run In a
large lot or pasture during the sum-
mer, 1t lis often considered unneces.
rsary to clean and disinfect the small
yards and hog houses and they be-
come filthy and dusty. Muddy yards
are especially Objectionable, as they
soon become filthy.
If necessary, the sanitary conditions
of the yard can be improved by drain
ing them, keeping the wallow holes
filled in and taking the hogs u for a
few months every year. The unused
lots can be cleaned and put to good
use by blowing and sowing them to
oats, rape, COW peas, etc: .fE41!UI
In no place on the farm are disin-
fectants so necessary as in the, hog
houses and yards. Whitewash should
be used about the houses at least once
during the year. Every two or three
weeks the houses, feeding floors,
troughs, ETC., should be sprayed with
a disinfectant. The tar d~isinfectants
are the most convenient to user, These
should be used in not less than two
per cent. water solutions. An occa-
sional spraying or dipping of the hogs
in a n per cent. water solution
should be practiced. q 5-.s.t
Young hogs should not be given
crowded quarters. In order to keep
them in a healthy, growing condition.
a proper diet should berfed. Healthy
individuals. possess a certain amount
of power to resist disease, and this
plays no small part in preventing it,
The entrance of disease producing
germs from outside sources should be-
carefully guarded against, especially
IL hog cholera is present in the neigh
borhood. The danger of carrying the
germs in the mud and filth that may
stick to the shoes of a person who has
walked through yards where hogs are
Edying of cholera should be recog-
nized. Dogs, horses, cattle, stray hogs
and wagons may also act as carriers
of disease. The opportunity for crows,
buzzards and dogs to distribute dis
ease is not great in sections of the
country where the arcasse of the
dead hogs are disposed of by burying.
Hogs from other herds should be
placed in quarantine for three weeks
before allowing them to mix with the
herd.
Keeping the hogs under the best
sanitary conditions possible and using
!, the necessary precautions in prevent
ing infection from the outside, is the
, most satisfactory method of avoiding
loss from this class of diseases.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
The Best r Farms.
reversed

The best-sarms are those that yield
the best returns with the least labor.
Sometimes the best farms have been
brought up to that condition by hard
work ON the part of their old owners,
who had the intelligence and the hon.
esty not to deplete them of the fertil-
ity in them. More than n farm
that was once good has become un-
profitable through neglect. The bet
ter a farm is kept up the easier will
it be to work it, for its soil will be
mellow because of its abundant hui
mus and fertility. The best farms are
now being pointed at as models by
which to measure all farms, but they
have been kept good by their owners
not requiring too much of them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
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cofors and only 30 upon light ones.
Similar results were obtained with
culex pipiens and culex vexans; 349
preferred DARK and only 100 lighter
colors
Thus the chances of the number Of
mosquitoes bitessmay be~-decreased by
choosing light colors To-. our clothes,
but they ban not be avoided entirely.
The, only ceEtain protecti6nA isAa veil
Of muslin saite: sucksasf wofnbpF
the Italian, rafrpad watchmshf and,
soldiers in'the maarial, zones.
1.-THE most, rational way is to wage
war against the larvae and eggs of
mosquitoes which thass-deppat ip
swamps ndsstagfant waterax fThisfs
best done BY means of a thin coaNpg
with petroleum. This should be the
work of the municipalities of the state.
- r~, RICHARD GFENTHER :
ri 4 FA MOO C%tI =
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
GERMAN MEAT FAMINE.
Bramburg, Germany.

Bramburg, Germany.
The Statistical Correspondence for
Prussia publishes a report on the
slaughtering of animals during the
second quarter of the year 1906. The
figures show plainly that the meat
supply difficulty still exists.
In the four years from 1901 to 1904
the total increase of calves and cattle
raised in Prussia was only 56,367 head,
which does not keep pace with the
heavy increase of the population. The
number of oxen and bulls raised in
creased only 90 per cent. UP to
March / the deficit caused by the in
sufficient raising of stock could be COW
cred by the importation of cattle, but
with the new tariff imposing much
higher import duties this source for
supplying the need is greatly re-
stricted.
The conditions are worse in the sup
ply of hogs. In Prussia there were
62,409 fewer hogs slaughtered in the
| second quarter of 1906 than in the
same quarter of 1905. The German
empire at large has not yet published
exact statistics for the same quarter,
but it Is not expected that figures will
show an improvement on those quoted
by Prussia. It is a fact that while in
the first quarter of the year 1905 g.
924,2 80 hogs were officially inspected
for slaughter in the German empire,
in the same quarter of 1906 the figures
dropped to 3,237, 079. This would seem
to indicate that the meat famine in
Germany has not diminished.
WIN. BARDEL.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
Putting Hogs on Corn.

When starting the hogs on corn at
the beginning of the fattening season
care should be taken not to give the
hogs too much corn and thus injure
their digestion and destroy their .appe-
title, says A. j. Legg. Nicholas county.
w. Va. A sudden change from grass
and bulky feeds to such a concen
trated feed as corr is likely to injure
the hogs and give them a backset
that they will not readily overcome.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
Use Rubber Hose,

One of the New York correspond
ents of Farm Journal writes: II have
had quite a little experience with the
different ways of removing obstruc-
lions from the threats of choking cat
tie. and find that a short piece of rub
Der hose is the best thing to use The
hose admits air, and is not apt to
slide by the obstruction; therefore 1t
is better than a whip-stock or any
solid instrument"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12

tration shows a plan for blanching
"a celery plant with tile and paper.
AS shown, the stalks are collected in
a tile and wrapped in heavy paper SO
as to exclude the light. A stake is
driven near to the plant to partially
support. Any method that does not
injure the plant and will exclude the
light will answer the purpose.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
eksIni'rsoueA roR LAMBS.
HpWy 9ns Max, ,Res Constructed at
Very Small Expense. t..a;h..

DtIl st 2kltf tD-nL- sH'H -
las, 'soon1a si the llambs' are weaned
a grain gationp, should bey supplied. to
supplement the nourishment. received
'frothi THE ewes. In orrder To sdtpplyth THIS
ration unacceptable condition a grain
trough especially lconstruated 80 that
every animal may obtain its share
during feeding Is desirable.
When lambs are fed grain lin Ian
open trough where, the larger ones
crowd the smaller and weaker ones
away MIDLOTHIAN mbre' III the grain.
ration thanN Intended for them, they
are pot, only preventing the growth of
the latter. but are endangering their
own appetites as well.
y In granting our lambs, says the
Prairie Farmer, we aim to have our
troughs SO constructed that every in
dividual has an equal chance, thus
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12

Rheims, France. \
The following Describes the methods
OF performing laundry, work in France,
and. points out, that American enter
prise pEapeEly directed might intro
duca r~efrigerators, washing machines,
and. other modern articles ytkat are
used in the United States: .,oT boe
That a demand shotId be created In
France for scores of articles of Ameri-
can Jpyeptiys gepius aA&xENapAaKtEats
skill Is to saQQQse.--E0r.1ns-
stance, the common household refrig-
orator 50 universally used inx thes
United States IS unknown in France.
Only. the very wealthy families can
afford the iexpehsite ~refrigerators to
be had. 1t Is the same with water
f1lters-the plain people do not use
them. Washing machines and clothes
wringers, such as are in common use
in the United States, are not known
here. In fact, the conditions do not
seem to be favorable for. their, intro
duction. The family wash in France
is done away from the home, at one
of the lavoirs publiques, provided in
every town and city, G5t58H1H ti
One of these establishments is
owned by the city of Rheims and there
are others conducted by individuals.
The lavoir municipal accommodates
about 800 washerwomen at one time,
and the others from 20 to SO each.
Each m has a stall. which is rent
ed, including water, at 5 confines, or
! cent per hour. Here she lays the
garments on a piece of wood, beats
them with a club, the same as did the
washerwomen of a century ago. In
some cases she may scrub the clothes
with an ordinary scrub brush, using
soap. Some of the municipal estab-
lishments have. large machines for
washing and for drying, for which
they charge the washerwomen a nom
inal price by the piece. They are run
by steam or electric power, but are
in use only in the larger cities. A rev
olution in laundry methods must take
place before there can be a market in
France for our washing machines.
Several bathing establishments in
AShClu1o, dhu Ihio 40 IkuC u obAO
French cities, have portable bath tubs
which are placed on two-wheel vehi
cles provided with a large iron boiler
filled with hot water. AS orders fol
baths to be delivered at the doors Of
: the residences are received the boilers
are filled with hot water and the bath
laden vehicles, each pulled by two
men, start out for the delivery. Tht
bath tub is filled with the hot watei
and carried into the residence, ant
while the family bath is going on thu
vehicle may fill another order, return
ing again for the tub, which Is in reg
ular commission rs a visitor to thu
residences throughout the city. TIL,
price of a neutrality-suspicious.
bath In Rheims Is 80 cents, while a
the establishment it costs 20 cents.
Rheims has a public bath in comes
ton with the lavoirs publiques owne'
by the city, where the nominal charg
of A cents Is made for baths. There
a section for people having maladies
where sulphur baths are given at
cents each. There is a separate ser
ton of the same kind for women.
]. MARTIN MILLER.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
SPREADING HAY IN NOW.
Simple Device by Which the Hump
in Center Is Avoided.

I put my hay in barn by large hay
fork, which FUNDS on track, writes a
correspondent of Rural New Yorker.
The hay naturally falls in the center,
and is hard to NOW away. | nailed
a dozen inch boards together with
cross pieces on under side, and hung
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
kieffer Pears for Stock.

A Louisiana correspondent says 1t
will pay to plant Kieffer pears for cat
tie and hogs. but he seems unenthu-
siastic as regards its quality for hui
man consumption. We think it ex-
cellent for canning, says the Rural
New Yorker. but we have never yet
learned to feel thankful when eating
{ uncooked.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
Don't FORGET.

When you finish shingling that
building, don't forget and leave the
boards there which you nailed on to
keep yourself from slipping off. Take
them off when you are through, or,
later, you will be likely to find some
rotten shingles under them.-Farm
Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12

Keep the berry bushes clean of
weeds this month, but in order to dis
courage late growth, avoid cultivation
as much as possible.-Farm Journal
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s~kANcHiNa CELERY.

How Paper May Be Made to Serve the
Purpose.
Branching celery with paper is usu-
ally practiced on the early plants for
the reason, says prairie Farmer, that
during hoy weather there is less dan
ger Of rot. The accompanying illus
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
For Distributing Hay in Now.

as per diagram. When the forkful
reaches the slide, the man above no.
titles the man on load to trip fork,
and 1t slides to- desired location.
When one side has enough. slide is
reversed.
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HOG rRoUeHs.

Two Devices Which obviate the Trou-
BILE with Hogs.
The device here shown for attach
ment over a trough Is intended to
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12

keep the hogs out while feed Is being,
poured in. The panel is hung on
hinges and a be firmly fastened on
either side of the trough. The second
illustration is of an ordinary trough to