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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15
Advertising Poultry Is Essential.

There is just as good and just as
constant demand for pure-bred poul-
try and for eggs from pure-bred stock
as there is for eggs and poultry to eat
This demand is constantly increasing,
and there is just one way to get a
part of this trade-advertise The
poultryman who keeps pure-bred stock
and does not advertise will never Sc
cure a very large trade Several years
ago a very rich man put large sum
into a poultry plant and bought the
best birds money could buy. With
these birds he won at the shows he
sent them to, and about that time
he told the writer he was not going to
advertise because his winnings would
advertise his stock enough. Since that
time he has changed his mind, and
now he is liberal advertiser because
he could not build up a trade in any
other way.
The best way to make reputation
as a breeder of standard poultry is,
first, to get the kind of stock that
will win at the show and, then adj
vertise that you have it by taking
space in the papers that give attention
and generous space to poultry breed
ing.
The great volume of poultry adver-
Using being placed in this country has
grown up so gradually that it does
not attract particular attention from
advertising men generally. When a
single poultry paper publishes more
lines of advertising than either of
those great and popular advertising
Harper's or Scribner's, as was the case
with one recently, this poultry paper
publishing nearly 4100O lines in sin
gle month, some idea may be had of
the magnitude of the poultry business
from an advertising point of view.
While almost every farmer raises
poultry, there are a good many OF
them who do not take any poultry pa
per. This is one reason why a pOul-
try ad in farm paper is often very
profitable investment.
The pure-bred poultry business of
this country comes as near to being
mail-order business as any other one
carried on. There is no business which
in the buying and selling in all its
branches comes nearer to being strict
ly matter of correspondence than
the buying and selling of pure-bred
poultry and eggs from pure-bred stock.
For the first time since the cold
storage of eggs became business of
any Importance, the supply in Chicago
has fallen short. Usually the supply
of eggs in the storage houses lasts I'M
til spring, but this season they were
scarce. The consequence is high prices
for eggs and renewed interest in the
poultry business. Those who have
stock or eggs to sell never will have
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

If one is accustomed to sleeping with
windows open, there is no danger Of
taking cold from fresh air in the room,
winter or summer, # not exposed to a
draught.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

Bulletin No. II, of the State College
at Pullman, is devoted to the subject
of preserving eggs. A copy should be
in the hands of every one interested
in poultry.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

The Campbell system of dry farming
will be considered at some length in
The Ranch in the very near future.
This system has proven very success
full in Nebraska and Colorado.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

A bill to amend the oleo law has
been introduced in congress by Mr..
Grosvenor which will destroy it's en-
tire value. He proposes to reduce the
tax on colOred oleo to two cents in
stead of ten cents. If this measure
is passed it will utterly destroy the
law and open the flood gates to spuri-
Gus butter. The present law is the
only real protection the dairymen and
consumers of butter have ever had.
The fact that the sales of oleo have
been greatly reduced under this law
is evidence that the people do not
want bull butter and only consume it
when it is palmed off on them at no
tells and restaurants as butter. Now
is the time for the farmers and dairy
men to use the postage stamp to let
the congressman and senators know
that they will not stand for change
in the present law.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

Keeping the ground clear in the or
chard not only does much to prevent
the appearance of insects but it pro-
uuces a great improvement in the
quality and the quantity of the fruit.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

Address communications to The Ranch,
37e Colman Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

Numbers of homeseekers are COM
ing to the Pacific northwest the COM
ing spring. The Ranch is in receipt
Of many letters, in which the writer's
ask for different information and state
that they are coming west.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

The people in the vicinity of Sum-
ner are determined to have good
drainage of their lands. They have
organized county drainage district
and will expend four or five thous-
and dollars to drain a large tract the
coming summer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-15

1t seems that an effort is being made
to get congress to divide the funds OF
the agricultural colleges with the uni
versities of the states having schools
of mining. We hope that congress will
see the injustice of thus Gripping the
colleges, which need more, rather
than less money for their work.
The state of Washington is sure of
another transcontinental railroad
within a couple of years-and proba-
bly, there will be two. Much railroad
building is going on in the state, and
some of the lines being constructed
will ultimately become part of the new
transcontinental line. 1t is definitely
settled that the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul will come to Seattle from
Evarts, South Dakota. The Union Pa
cific is also likely to enter this city
over it's own tracks before long.
Our readers will notice that a new
department is started in this issue.
Requests have come for department
in which the readers can discuss such
problems as affect the grange and
other farmers organizations, and 1t
department of "The Institute" is
opened Contributions of pertinent
nature are asked from all who are
interested in this work. Should there
be nothing on hand for any particular
issue The Institute will be left out
of the paper for that issue.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
CATTLE GIVE
Way TO SHEEP
South Dakota Ranchmen Are
Gradually Changing From
One to the, Other.
WOOL in BUTTE COUNTY
1,75o,ooo Pounds of Wool Shipped fron,
Butte County Alone Last Year,
and Belle Fourche Becomes
Largest Shipping Market.

Belle Fourc!le, S. D., July 3O.-This
town, which has been for some time
the largest cattle shipping market in
the world, bids fair now to change its
character and become, instead. an i'm
portant point for shipping sheep. For
the last three years the stock interests
in Butte county have been gradually
changing from cattle to sheep. Many
men who owned cattle have turned
their attention to sheep. some of them
having gone SO far as to relinquish
all their cattle holdings.
Last year there was shipped from
Belle Fourche 99S,00O pounds of WOOL
and it is estimated that the crop which
will go out from this market during
the next month will not be less than
100000 pounds. This is not the entire
crop of Butte county, as considerable
wool is shipped from Dickinson, N. D.,
and also from Evarts. S. d. The
through those two towns will approxi-
mate 250,O0O pounds. making the total
crop for the county this year in the
neighborhood of 1,75O,OOO pounds.
Not less than 250.000 sheep are on the
ranges adjacent to Belle Fourche, and
within the next thirty days as least
5000, 900 will come into Butte county as
a result of the sales of wool.
The average price of wool this year
has been % cents, an increase of 2
cents a pound over last years sales.
One sheepman, however, who has
about 10000 sheep on the range fifty
miles north of here, marketed 100000
pounds, for which he received 24A
cents. Prices have been very good this
year. Feeding lambs will bring from
50 to S2.35 this fall. and few punches
of ewes have been sold at Sc a head.
The wool grown in this section of the
state ranks with Montana wool, than
which there is none better in the United
States. The adjacent ranges are espe-
cially favorable for sheep, as there is
an abundance of good feed and water,
and as the natural breaks in the coun-
try afford desirable protection for the
stock during the sudden storms of Win
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
WATER co. PROPOSES.
Citizens of Sioux Falls Wili Vote on
Proposition Made by S. D. Wa

Sioux Falls. S. D., July 31.-A spe-
cial election will be called to vote upon
the acceptance or rejection of an inn
portant proposition made to the people
of Sioux Falls today by the South Da-
kota Water company, which for the
past twenty years has supplied Sioux
Falls With water, and which was de-
feated in the courts in it's efforts to
prevent the city construction of a
municipal waterworlls plant.
In it's proposition to the city the
company offers to purchase the un-
completed municipal plant for s21O.OoO,
the amount voted for it's construction;
TO cancel it's claim of $4,000 alleged
to be due for hydrant rentals from the
city: to give Sioux Falls the same
rates as Sioux City enjoys, which are
n third less than the present rates.
and to give the city an option to pur-
chase the waterworks system at five
year periods for twenty years or any
time thereafter at its appraised value.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
pEADwooD DICK TO THE FORE.

Lead, S. D.. July 31.-"Deadwood
Dick" is leaving with few friends
for Shoshone where he will take hand
in helping to put the country in obed-
ience to law and order. They go over
land from this point, starting at sunup
and travelling with all the speed their
ponies can muster. There is no part
of this country that is unfamiliar to
Dick, as he has Travelled in all direc-
tions in the west While scouting
through this country in the early days.
AS he is so we'll posted in regard to
geographical conditions and also in re-
gard to the character Of the men who
be of great assistance to the Shoshone
authorities in helping to bring that sec
ton of the land under the hand of the
law. This is the first time in nine
years that "Deadwood Dick" has
broken away from the shackles of civil
ization that hold him in so unwelcome
a grip and taken glimpse Of the old
The boys laugh at that jug l am
taking" he said, but there's no
whisky in it. That's vinegar to use
when we strike an alkali country. Just
a few drops of vinegar and the water
is all right Why don't 1 take whisky?
Why, I'm not afraid of snake bites.
No, the real reason is this. When I'm
of whisky l take it, and that's all there
is to it; but when l used to be ON the
plains I never had it with me. When
q man has whisky with him, he wants
two or three sings when he gets back
to camp at night, and then he gets
stupid and sleeps sound. And in those
days 1t didn't do to sleep sound. Oh,
| suppose it would be all right to now,
but I've got into the habit and that's
all there is to it,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
SCHOOL FUND is BUSY.
Only Seven Gents of Large Sum Is
laYinQ Idle.

Pierre, S. d., Aug. AT the begin
Ming of the fiscal Year July there was
but cents of the permanent school
fund lying idle in the state treasury,
which is getting the sum down to bed
rock. For the first six months in the
present year the department loaned
$443,G68, of which $251 ,66O.77 was sent out
by the department. and the balance of
s192,O07.23 was in the way of reloans. BY
far the largest per cent. of the loans
for the period We're on farm lands, that
class of securities being secured for
$394.96S, while S45.70O was loaned on
school bonds and $4,000 on municipal
bonds.
The loans We're we'll scattered over
the STATE having been made in all the
counties but five, these being Buffalo,
Hughes, Lake, Lawrence and Pen
nington.
The South Dakota manner of loaning
the public funds is probably as safe q
method as could be devised for hand
ling so large a sum of money as has
already accumulated in the permanent
fund, and one which will increase. None
of it is loaned directly by the state. but
all passes through the hands Of the
county officials, and the county secur-
ing the loan is held for its payment.
The county officials knowing that their
county must make good the funds, are
careful in regard to loans. and the fund
is handled very conserVatively. The
department desires to place as much Of
the fund as possible in farm loans, not
that they are any safer than conserva-
tive municipal and school loans, but
that method allows the farmers them
selves to become largely responsible to
the state and the fund for the public
schools, in which they are all personally
into
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
HORSES HAVE ACQUIRED
LOCO WEED HABIT
Startling Reports Emanate
From Slim Buttes Country
in South Dakota.
1T is NOT A NEW THING
All Over the Western Range Country
Horses and Mules Have Become
Affected With Strange De.
sire to Eat the Weed.

Belle Fcurche. S. d., Aug. Ire
ports from the Slim Buttes country,
are to the effect that the loco weed is
once more getting in it's deadly work.
No serious trouble with the plant has
been reported for over twenty years,
Then Abe Jones had AN entire bunch
of horses locoed in this same country;
but this summer, the weed is once
more abundant. and several horseman
have suffered severely, one man having
lost bunch of 100 valuable horses
up on Grand river.
Stockmen who have observed this
curious habit say that the stock first
eat the weed in the early spring before
the grass gets started When they have
once tasted 1t they refuse all other
nourishment, and persist in hunting
out the poison, and in the course of
several months become blind, rabid and
generally die during the late summer
or in the fall Cattle and sheep may
acquire the loco habit though it is most
common among horses, WHO seem to
have special fondness for the fatal
herb. 1t is a stout silky haired plant
with oblong leaves, and when ripe has
pods with the ends incurved, and grows
from eight inches to a foot high, re-
sembling wild sage. Because, when
ripe, the seeds rattle in the pod, it is
sometimes called the rattle weed.
Although the Stata of Colorado spent
nearly a quarter of a million dollars
trying to find cure for the habit yet
thus far, none has been found and the
only chance for locoed stock is to
change the range, and even then,
though they may be persuaded in time
to eat other food, they often retain
vicious habits which make them use
less. The return of the loco habit
among horses this summer is viewed
with much alarm by stockmen, as the
loco is said TO be plentiful on the north-
eln ranges.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
SPLENDID NEW WELL,

Twin Brooks, S. d., Aug. 1.-The
work Of sinking an artesian we'll at
this place has been completed, and the
people of Twin Brooks now have an
abundant supply of water for domestic
and fire protection purposes. The con-
tractor had considerable difficulty with
some kind of an obstruction in the
bottom of the we'll, and was compelled
to explode charge of dynamite in the
bottom of the we'll to clear the pipe.
This proved very successful, for no
sooner had the fragments and dirt
been removed from the pipe than the
water commenced to flow over the top
of the we'll casing at the rate of about
$50 gallons per hour. The we'll will
give the town an ample supply of wa
ter for many years to come.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
DROWNED WHILE SLEEPING.
Railroad Grader Near Aberdeen Fell
Into Creek and Was Drowned.

Aberdeen, S. d., July 30.-An acci-
dental drowning occurred in Snake
creek about one mile from Mansfield
late yesterday afternoon, the victim
oeing Michael Goose, a railroad grader
The man went to sleep on a ledge
under a bridge spanning the creek and
was there when three other graders
went there about 6 o'clock. An hour
later one of the men awoke and no.
ticed that Goose was missing, although.
his coat, hat and shoes were lying
where he left them. He aroused his
companions and they began search.
Failing to find the man they notified
the town marshal and he discovered
the body in the water few feet from
the bridge The coroner of this city
was notified and after an investigation
he announced it a case OF accidental
drowning.
There We're no papers on the clothes
of the dead man that would aid the
authorities in locating his relatives or
friends. One Of the graders said that
Goose once mentioned Des Moines as
his home. The police of that city have
been notified
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
EXPLOSION or OH.
KILLS YOUNG GIRL
Frightful Fate Comes to Hazel
Cheney Near Canis-
tota, S. D.
WAS STARTING a FIRE
WAS STARTING A FIRE
Flaming Liquid Flies Into the child's
Eyes, Which Are Burned Out
Death Came Almost
Instantly.

Canistota, S. D.. July 2S.---Failing to
notice smouldering embers in the cook
stove, Hazel Cheney, aged Is years. at
tempted to light the fire by pouring oil
from five-gallon can into the stove.
An explosion occurred which killed the
girl almost instantly and set fire to the
house of Sam Buchanan, a farmer Hv-
ing three miles north of this place.
The accident occurred about IL
o'clock this morning. The blazing Oil
flew into the child's eyes and when her
charred body was pulled out of the
flaming room both eyes were practical
ly burned out. That she died almost
instantly is believed from the fact that
She showed no signs of life when the
members of the Buchanan family came
within a few minutes after smoke was
seen issuing from the kitchen. The
house was scorched somewhat but not
seriously.
The Cheney girl has made her home
with her sister, Mrs. Sam Buchanan,
for some years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
HARvEsTERs TO RATTLE.
Great South Dakota Crop Ready for
Reapers.

Huron. S. D., Aug. Harvesting of
small grain in this locality will be in
general progress within the next few
days. Some fields of macaroni wheat
and also early sown barley and rye,
will be cut during the coming week.
The small grain harvest will come on
very rapidly and in spite of the fact
that good wages are offered for harvest
hands, the supply will not meet the de-
mand. The small grain harvest in this
part of the state is considered one of
the best in it's history, while the acre
age is. perhaps, only tritle greater
than that of former years, the yield
is expected to exceed that of any other
season. There is ample moisture for
maturing the small grain crop. but in
most localities corn would be benefited
by rain The crop, however, although
backward at first, is regarded as far
advanced as last year at this time.
Spelt and millet are as good crops as
ever were grown here, While the hay
crop, which is now being harvested, is
exceptionally fine and very abundant.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
CATTLE HAVE THE RABIES.
Many Head Near Oldham Have Had
TO Be Killed.

Oldham, S. d., July S0.-Some of the
cattle in this vicinity nave developed
strong symptoms of hydrophobia, and
it has been found necessary to kill sew
eral of them. About three months ago
a dog belonging to P. c. Peterson. a
farmer residing near here, went mad,
and before it could be killed bit sew
eral other dogs and a number of Mr.
Petersons cattle. 1t is feared that 9th
er cattle in addition to those which
were killed may develop symptoms Of
hydrophobia, and close watch is be-
ing maintained so they may be killed
promptly if they show signs of rabies.
So great is the crop in this vicinity
that it is doubtful if the elevators will
be able to handle it. In order to pre-
vent a grain blockade the local roller
mill is being transformed into a grain
elevator, with a capacity of $4,000 bush
els. This will make six grain elevators
for Oldham, and it is hoped these VIII
be sufficient to handle the grain of this
locality.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
EDITORS Will SEE CANADA.
South Dakota Pencil Pushers to Take
Trip Through the Dominion.


Trip Through the Dominion.
Sioux Falls, S. d., July 23.-For some
time the members of the South Dakota
Press association have been in doubt
as to what part of the continent they
would visit this year on their annual
trip, but q tour through the British
northwest possessions now has been
definitely determined upon.
John L. Cosan, secretary Of the press
association, and George Schlosser, OF
this city, departed for ST. Paul last
evening, where they today discussed
With lnspecto. General White OF the
Canadian government railway depart
ment, the proposed tour of the South
Dakota editors through the British
northwest. The Canadian government
some time ago extended to the south
Dakota editors an invitation to make
a trip to the Alberta country, and this
invitation now has been accepted.
The inspector general announces that
the party will be taken through to the
Pacific coast ii the editors so DESIRE
From st. Paul Messrs. Cogan and
Schlosser will proceed to Duluth, where
they will meet the officials Of a line OF
boats over which the South Dakota
editors will make a portion of their
journey.
Prior to his departure for st. Paul
Secretary Cogan stated that the APP
preaching journey undoubtedly will
prove one of the most enjoyable ever.
made by the pencil pushers OF South
Dakota
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
BOOM IN TELEPHONE BUSINESS.
2o8 Companies in South Dakota Now:
Ten Wears Auo

A-S0 SSiSH0ui0o III SOOIu GakOId MOVIE
4 Ten Years Ago.
Pierre S. D., July 3O.-The reports
filed with the state auditor for the pur-
pose of telephone assessments show
that there has been an increase of six
ty-flve such companies in the state
since the return was made to the board
year ago, making 2O8 separate COM
panies which have reported this year.
This growth of telephone business
has been the work of less than ten
years. The report of the auditor for
1895 showed four companies operating
at Aberdeen, in the Black Hills. and
the Northwestern and Watertown COM
panies, two of which were only local
exchanges. In that year the Black
wire and the Northwestern 16 miles,
which were all the toll lines in the
state, much Of the Black Hills mileage
being In the local systems.
This business has grown until the re-
port of last year showed $3.50 miles OF
line In the state. and the increase this
year will make it over 10000 miles, and
u large amount of this Is of farmers
lines which bring the agricultural COM
munities In touch with the outside
world.
While fully half the companies are Of
the farmer class. they of course do not
make up half the mileage, as the long
up the largest part. The first of the
independent lines on the record were
the j. L. Zeitlow, which showed up in
the 1897 reports, and since then the in
dependents have been extending every
year, until it is a very small hamlet
and an isolated farm which have not
telephone communication.
The growth of the telephone business
has simply been wonderful, and, as it
has the whole country west of the
Missouri river to expand in, it is no idle
prophecy to say that it will be doubled
in the next two years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
FACE COURT SEPT. a.
John D. RockefeI!er's Case set-sond
of $1,000.

Findlay, o., July 3o-Attorney
James o. Troup, Of Bowling Green, on
behalf of John d. Rockefeller formal
ly waived service of the warrant and
entered his appearance In court and at
the same time gave bond in the sum
Of $1,000 for Mr.: Rockefeller's appear
ance Tuesday. September A.
AT the same time that the bond was
given motion to quash the informa-
ton charging Rockefeller with con-
spiracy was also filed. The allegations
are:
First. that the prosecution will not
der an indictment.
Second, that the affidavit or am
davits were not properly made.
Third, many and several distinct
offenses are charged in a single coun-
ty and is bad for duplicity.
The case is TO be heard September Z.