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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Home and Farm

and hoofs the same, making him stand
up well on his toes.
The fore legs should be set we'll
apart, chest we'll expanded. sides deep
and heart girth full. This denotes
active lungs and superior vitality.
He should also have a framework of
good bone and especially good back
bone. The back should be broad and
straight and the HON should be broad
and full and we'll let down ON the back.
A short nose, broad head and slightly
dropping ears are desirable both as
matter of looks and economy.
The Chester is naturally docile
hog. and few males will ever become
brcachy or cross if properly trained
and cared for until maturity The
man who buys fine young boar and
turns him out with ten or twelve gifts
at breeding time deserves the fate that
awaits him.
A separate enclosure should be pro-
ylded with clean. dry sleeping quar-
terS and Il run of clover. alfalfa, blue
grass or rape. Do not forget arti-
chokes. pumpkins, sugar beets and
potatoes.
Much space is devoted to the care of
the brood SOW; this is very commenda-
Die. But do not overlook the fact
that your herd boar is entitled to a
variety of succulent feed and a whole
lot OF care and common sense manage
hent during the breeding period.
While the care and selection of the
brood SOW means dollars to the breed
er, the selection and care OF the herd
boar means hundreds An Indifferent
SOW will stamp her Objectionable
traits only on her own litter. but the
poor qualities of an undesirable male
will be reflected In nearly every pig
in all the filters.
Don't expect your horses to be fat
and sleek if you haven't provided them
with good warm stalls and plenty OF
nice bedding. 1t is waste to let your
stock go "off their feed" Never feed
more than your horses will clean up.
Always feed them yourself; never
trust to a child or hired man.
The best place for feeding hogs is on
a cement floor. or the next best
plant one. Do away with the old
filthy hog pen altogether. 1t is
breeder of disease Let there be no
roofing in the mud for corn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
How to Select a Good Cow.

Let the proposed buyer or breeder
of full-blooded dairy animals be very
particular to note that there is de-
cided fullness, roundness, or plump
ness just behind the shoulders. This
capacity in the chest is needed for the
vital organs. that is, the heart and
lungs. in particular
The animal with these characters
tics in good form will stand with it's
fore legs we'll apart.
When daily animals. either grade or
full-blood. are lacking at this point,
they will lack the vital power needed
to digest we'll the ample amount of
food which the dairy COW must eat
and digest, and added to this. to re-
sist the tendency to tuberculosis or
consumption.
Many dairy sires are greatly want
ing in this part which is so essential
to the healthy dairy animal
One very apt judge Of dairy cattle
said he never wanted to see the fore
legs Ola COW or dairy sire come out
of one hole
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Look To the Chestr Whites.

Young farmers just starting out for
themselves will find the Chester White
a good. serviceable and profitable hog.
But the selection of the herd boar is
of far-reaching Importance.
The male is half the herd. it has
been said frequently. and no sonsider-
alton of time or money should pre-
vent the beginner from placing at the
head of his herd the best that money
can buy.
First consideration is to select a
male of pronounced individual merit ;
second. to see that the sire and dam
possess the same desirable qualities:
third, to trace the pedigree back, and
if it runs into show ring favorites on
both sides. we'll and good.
But, If it does not. do not discard
your good individual just because his
ancestors did not belong to the show
ring aristocracy.
There are some points that I con-
slider of imperative value in Chester
boar
To begin at the bottom. He must
have good feet. This is truly the
foundation of a good boar. The pas
tern joint should be short and strong
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Sheep Notes,

Sheep Notes.
In the handling of sheep as in other
farm animals the best feed and care
yield the highest profit.
Sheep with medium wood or medium
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Udder Should Be Observed.

There are two types of udder that
must be observed. Sometimes the I'D
der is too pendulous. In that case 1t
Is In the way of the COW when walk
ing and is liable to be injured in var
ious ways. We prefer the udder which
Is hidden more within the body he
highest type of dairy breeding will
eventually bring this second class of
udder.
Every dairyman knows the value
of the udder which will collapse dur
ing and Immediately after milking
Such an udder is usually readily per-
ceived by the presence of the veins
which will appear on the udder imme-
diately beneath the skin. The udder
should have long line of attachment.
The front quarters of the udder are
desired to be equal to the two hind
quarters of the same. Most COWS are
deficient In the front of the udder.
For economy In milking the tests
should be of good size and well placed,
that is, separated one from another.
each teat about central in each one of
the four quarters of the udder They
should be covered with a smooth soft
skin.
In buying or selecting a full blood
animal. observe that the udder is hair
less. that the udder is covered with a
very fine. soft skin. his means much
as an indication of fine dairy breed
ing. This condition of things is one
brought about by generations of deep
mixers that have caused the blood
flow to be large and continuous hits
blood flow has brought animal heat to
that part of the body Of that extent
that the hair has ceased to grow (for
it is not needed under such conditions
for warmth in this part of the body
and has always given fine texture
to the skin.
Some Points Very Essential.
We note the following points as es-
sential to be observed in connecting
milk and wells and milk veins:
The large vein is not safe guide
The vein may be enlarged by ample
feeding with a small milk well, which
will cause the milk vein to expand
and become varicose.
The safe guide is to note the size
of the milk we'll. This should be
large enough to receive the end of the
index finger in the COW that is of ma
ture age.
The reason why the milk wells are
so important for observation is that
they indicate the whole structure for
blood flow through the udder or man.
mary gland. From this abundance of
blood we get our abundance of milk.
Some Cows Have Six Milk Wells.
In some cows these milk wells ex-
coed the two in number. We have
found them to number three. four,
five. and even six. Such a number we
always find upon COWS of worldwide
records.
AS COWS are line dairy-bred these
milk wells are placed more and more
near by the front legs.
Let it be borne In mind that what
is found on one side of the lower part
of the body as to the matter of milk
wells and veins is also found on the
other side, except that it may be a
greater number of wells on one side
than the other.
Let the reader bear in mind that
this understanding of milk wells and
veins is a matter Of greater help than
any other one thing In selecting quail
ity in dairy cattle.
Sheep Notes.
In the handling of sheep as in other
farm animals the best feed and care
yield the highest profit.
Sheep with medium wood or medium
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Growing Oats.


Seed of any variety should be run
once or twice through a good fan
ming mill in order to eliminate small
inferior kernels. and to clean out the
trash
EARLY maturity in oats is not so i'm
portant as the quantity and quality of
the yield. Large varieties generally
produce larger yields than the very
early varieties.
Sow seek thick or thin. according
to its vitality and the condition of the
seed bed. two and one-half bushels per
acre being considered about the proper
amount of the common varieties for
corn-belt' ATTITUDES.
The field for oats should be prepared
by a lapped-disking at right angles to
and another 'disking parallel with the
last cultivation of the corn. If the
disc has sufficient weight the surface
will be thoroughly chopped and the
stalks cut up.
Harvest the crop when the seed
oats have uniformly turned yellow.
Oats cut about half green shrink con-
siderably and the terminating power
is weakened.
Thresh as soon as practicable from
the shock. If the work is deferred
rains may fnjure the grain
The threshing machine should be
run empty at least fifteen minutes be-
fore beginning to thresh the crop from
threshed oats. This will guard against
infesting the grain with smut from
untreated crops.
Purity of breed is as important in
oats as in corn and live stock, and it is
easy to secure and maintain If a rea-
sonable degree of care be exercised
Oats, early and late varieties, should
be sown from April IL to April 20, but
the former may be sown as late as
May 1, with reasonable chance of
making a crop.
Dat plants are large users of mois-
ture. and are seriously affected by pro-
tracted dry weather.
Timely Advice on Spring Seeding.
In the spring, just as soon as it is
possible to work the land, the best
farmers get on it and with disk,
common peg-tooth harrow and drag
to thoroughly compact the seeded,
break up all the clods, get rid of all
air spaces and leave loose mulch of
one or two inches on the surface, to
retain the moisture.
Too much emphasis cannot be plac-
ed on this early working of the seed
bed. The small yields SO often report
ed for the Northwest are due largely
to lack of preparation. This has been
demonstrated again and again.
Important to Get High Grade Seed.
The next thing is to get high-grade
seed. The common practice is to take
whatever is at hand. without much
regard to quality or cleanliness. It is
nearly laways possible to get home
grown seed in any neighborhood suf-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
There's Money In Draft Horses.

AShS . oAVhSJ Au uAS HUI SVHs
Draft hors production is matter
that every farmer ought to consider.
On small farms. it can be made an
incidental feature. for profit
Many men size up the merits of Il
horse by merely discriminating be-
tween good horses and poor horses. 1t
know the good points of horse
Efficiency is the great and important
point in breeding or buying The farm
er is more especially interested in the
ability to pick out the right kind of
draft horses. the kind the market pays
the highest price for. and he wants
to know how to breed and raise this
class of horses. He must also consider
The all-imoprtant point of efficiency,
the ability to haul big loads with a
minimum OF expense tied UP in the
size of the horse
Farmers should breed for the city
trade. which believes that there is
economy i'll keeping the largest draft
erS obtainable on account of the fact
that they can use bigger wagons and
haul bigger loads than they could ever
maui with the smaller type of drafter
that was formerly sold in the city
market
Farmers give heed to this, for a
large share OF the future supply of
draft horses must come from the
farms of the Middle West
DO Not Neglect Your Colts Teeth.
am satisfied that large percent
age of the losses OF young colts is
due to trouble with their teeth.
have saved quite IA number in the
following way: lay the little colt
down and have some one hold him
firmly; then take my knife and cut
the gums over the end of each Of the
teeth. provided they are not through.
If this was done with every colt not
nearly SO many would be lost at an
early age.
To determine whether this operation
is necessary. watch the colt when it
is trying to nurse. You will notice
some colts that will endeavor to suck
two or three times without being sue
cessful. If this is continued twelve or
eighteent hours. the chances are the
colt will die
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1906.

ficiently high class to produce excel
lent results If this is not possible. get
start from somewhere else. but be
sure to have good seed.
Then after the seed is secured. run
1t through a tanning mill. blow out all
light kernels, all weed seeds. chat, etc.
1t may be necessary to fan the seed
two orsthree times for satisfactory re-
suits. Don't get discouraged. but stick
to it
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
A Husking Record.

The way corn flies in some of the
Illinois cornfields at husking times is
a caution. Five huskers on a farm
near Saybrook. ILL.,. made sensational
record last year.
They husked and cribbed $4,000
bushels of corn in twcnty-six days. an
average of 5000 bushels per man. The
corn was weighed. counting seventy
five pounds to the bushel, and scooped
from the wagons into the crib.
1t is not stated how early the husk-
ers got busy and how late they work
ed. 1t is husking some. just the same,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
no matter how long the days may
have been.
MoIine Seed Corn.

Some Of our scientific corn breeders
say that 1t is not advisable to buy
seed corn grown more than twenty
miles from ones home: otherwise it
will not be adapted to the new con-
ditions. Several seedsmen do not sub
scribe to this doctrine. Henry Field.
of Iowa. says:
my belief proved by actual results
is this: Iowa seed corn, good seed
corn. can be moved to almost any part
of the country and produce better re-
suits than any Of the native sorts.
and also better results than 1t would
here at home. The change is bene-
fetal to it"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Can You Tellg

l know it is correct to say, 81 am
very glad" She is very pretty" but
are these correct: He was very
pleased" Il am very Interested"
Stub.
Will some of our readers explain for
Stub?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Crop Failures End.

Diversified farming is helping to
abolish chance of crop failure.
Twenty years ago there was grass
hopper years." but now the time is
past when potato bugs. locusts,, chinch
bugs or army worms can devastate
a whole country side.
The farmer carries in his labora-
tory the means of destroying all pests
Drought may spoil one of his crops,
but he has others. What, then, is the
next step in our agricultural progress?
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
thinks it will be the abolition of crop
failures themselves. Improved and
scientific agriculture, guided by ma
tional experimentation and observa-
supply and demand, will bring about a
ton. and the operation of the law of
realization of this assurance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28

can be grown on either, where the land
is handled properly. The fall-plowed
land should be disked both ways as
soon in the spring as the ground
works we'll. Follow the disk with a
planer or roller If the ground Is in
cltned to be uneven or lumpy.
Put In nurse crop of barley or
oats, using about one bushel of seed
per acre. If grass-seeder attachment
Is used on seeder or drill the alfalfa
and nurse crop can be sown with the
one operation.
After sowing the seed d fine-tooth
harrow should be run over the ground
at least once. Sowing without nurse
crow may be resorted to where the
ground is free from weeds
If the season is promising the nurse
crop of barley or oats can be harvest
ed in the usual manner. but II the
nurse crop should lodge it should be
cut for hay and removed from the land
or it will smother the young alfalfa
plants.
Unless conditions are exceptionally
favorable no cutting of alfalfa can be
obtained the first season of sowing,
as the first seasons growth is left for
winter protection.
Alfalfa Should be Cut ut First Blossom.
Alfalfa should be cut at the time
that the first blossoms appear. When
about one-tenth of the plants are in
bloom the crop should be cut. if
weather conditions are favorable. The
cutting bar of the mower should be
slightly raised SO as not to cut so
close as to injure the alfalfa root buds
at the surface of the ground.
Alfalfa is cured in pract ically the
same manner as heavy cuttings of
clover Hay caps are very beneficial
in curing" alfalfa. and the farmer is
assured of better quality of hay
where he resorts to their use.
When weather is fine alfalfa cut in
the forenoon can be raked, cooked and
capped in the afternoon After cur
ing two or three days in the cock it
should be slightly spread out in the
forenoon and hauled in the barns in
the afternoon.
Alfalfa has approximately the same
feed constituents as bran, and for
dairy cattle is worth as much per ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
The Use of Malt
Extract in Food
Cooked Wheat Treated With It and
Then Baked Crisp and Brown
Is Nutritious and Delicious.


Remarkable results are secured by
treating whole wheat with malt ex-
tract, as is illustrated by that widely
known food product, Malta-Vita,
sometimes called "The Perfect Food. ;"
In the preparation of Malta-Vita we
have these two factors,-(a) the whole
wheat, steamed and cooked in abso-
lutte cleanliness and containing every
food element necessary to the sus-
tenance of the human body, CD purc
malt extract containing all the nutri-
ton of best selected barley In a read
lily digestible form, so nutritious ana
strengthening that doctors everywhere
recommend it.
The malt extract, mixed with the
cooked wheat, converts the starch OF
the wheat into maltese, or malt sug-
ar. an active digestive agent. The re-
suit is perfect food, rich in all the
nutrition that builds UP bone and
blood, brain and muscle, healthy tissue
and nerve force.
And Malta-Vita is good to eat.
There's nothing like it, nothing that
can take it's place. After being mixed
with the malt, the wheat is rolled into
wafer like fakes,-every grain little
Falkland then baked in great, clean
ovens under most intense heat. From
the ovens Malta-vita comes crisp and
brown, dome to turn" the most de-
licious, the most healthful food in the
world. All s.rocers, 10 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
,sTATE cENrrER

Feb. 90 - An informal married
folks dance was given at the Grand on
Monday evening, In honor of Mr. and
Mrs. e. G. Hopes and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Is. Matson, by about 100 of their Old
friends. The affair was under the man
agement of committee composed of
Mesdames Engle, Ball. Gohlke and Coe.
The old married folks enjoyed every
moment until a late hour at games
and dancing The affair was pro-
nounced by all to be one of the most
enjoyable social events in the history
of our little city for some time. The
only thing that came to mar the pleas
ure of the evening was the thought
that in a few short weeks this COM
munity is to lose the association OF
these two families, who have so long
been counted among State Center
most estimaIble and highly respected
people, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopes and
their family will soon leave for their
new home in Canada, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Matson and their family will leave to
make their home among the people OF
Spirit Lake, where Mr.. Matson has
large land interests. At the conclusion
of the evenings enjoyment people left
the hall wishing their departing
neighbors God speed, and feeling that
this. their most public association,
would long be pleasant memory. The
guests were served with frappe by
Misses Ida Engle and Zada Wall.
Fergusons orchestra. of Marshall
town, furnished delightful music for
the dancing. The company was also
served with refreshments by Mrs.
Evans, who had neatly arranged a
lunch booth in one part of the room.
Farmer" Burns, of Big Rock. and
Professor Elmer, of Lenox, held the
boards at the Grand Tuesday evening,
and thru the enterprise of Manager
Gohlke and Coe the people Of State
Center were able to witness in their
home town for the first time an exhi-
bition of professional wrestling and
marvellous feats of strength. Farmer
Burns is world famed in his line and is
today the champion middle weight
catch-as- catch can wrestler of the
world Mr. Burns gave very inter-
esting talk and explained all the art of
wrestling, after which he and Pro-
fessor Elmer gave an exhibition
wrestle Professor Elmer is a stronger
man, his feats of lifting are nothing
short of marvellous, and his work was
highly pleasing to the audience. The
entertainment gave the best of salts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
gn,s- 32e3ahir1 gtlarsral1nn. anr Fehrarp y 1906

faction and a crowded house will greet
Mr.. Burns an6 Professor Elmer If they
see fit to give return date.
Charles Carter is building a large
barn on his property to replace the
one that was destroyed by fire a short
time ago.
Frank Lynch and Earnest Corbett
are busy these days buying their farm
ing implements and equipments that
they will ship to Canada in a few
weeks to be used in farming and i'm
proving their homesteads in the north.
Both young men are loud in their
praise of the opportunities for money
making in Canada. At present the
young mems farms are located sixty
five miles from town, but railroad
survey now passes within a mile OF
their place, and they hope in the near
future to have a handy market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
DR.. Ward, osteopathic Physician

New ruchings, all colors. NJ. T. An
drews
| Drink German American Coffee d.
S. Good Grocery Co.
Part of my store for rent, at West
Main street. Liebig.
Harrington Hall coffee for weak
stomachs. Culey, sole agent here.
Farm loans at per cent, No delay.
Marshall County Abstract and Loan
Co.
We now have plenty of nice fresh
eggs, 121s cents per dozen. Geo. L..
Andrews.
Don't fail to witness the ball contes!
on roller skates at Kinks rink Friday
night. Good music by the band.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church, will meet with Mrs. A. j.
Glidden, Ala North Fourth street, Fri
day afternoon.
Flour is cheaper. Culley's best, $3.50
per sack. This flour has our guar
antee that it Is equal to any higher
priced flour in strength, lightness and
eating quallty. Try IL.
You miss many good things when
you do not look over Culley's 0-cent
counters for canned fruits, vegetables,
and on the crockery side, glassware,
tnware and crockery.
Mr.. j. e. Stanton went to Vinton
this morning to visit for a few days
with friends. Mr.. Stanton lived for a
number of years in Ninton and has
many old friends there.
Miss Neva Bentley Wen to Tama
this morning to visit with Miss Alice
Bracken until Sunday. Miss Bentley
went more especially to attend "a meet
ing of the Kensington Club this after
noon and be present at five hundred
party this evening. At both she will
be the guest of Miss Bracken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
CHAPMAN TO KNOXVILLE.

W.. H. Chapman Sent to Knoxville
Hospital for Term of Three Years.
Will II. Chapman, we'll known in this
city as a bus driver, and an empioye
of McCombs Bros more or less 1or
years. was arrested "Wednesday night
and arraigned this morning before
Judge Caswell on charge of inebrlacy
He was ordered confined in the Knox
vile hospital for three years. Sheriff
Hutson left with him this morning
Mr.. Chapman's brother, MIR. f. M
CHAPMAN, filed the information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-22
GREEN MOUNTAIN

February 22-Rev. Croker was call
ed to Whiting Sunday to preach a fun
eral sermon. Rev. Hood, of the Dunk
ard church, filled his pulpit.
Mrs. l.. ID. Mason spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Cedar
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Hill and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Houghton, of Albion,
spent Sunday at Mr.. Leroy Thompson's
beautiful home.
The New Years Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. John Reese Monday A large
crowd was present.
Miss Nellie Aud, of Marhalltown, is
visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sherlock, of
Marshalltown, visited with the latter's
brother. George Bingham, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, the latter a
niece of Mrs. Coleman, is visiting at
Henry Coleman's this week.
William Ma;1ler, a wealthy farmer
of Posey county, Indiana, was crushed
to death by falling tree.