The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-28

NChNAibhtto W lut UlOSDtllll anu |
growth OF his town and community. |
Remember that, and do your trading
where il will do you the most perma-
nent good.
Government crop estimates place
total spring wheat crop at 246000.000
bushels and winter wheat at 492. 600.
900 bushels, while private estimators
give the totals as 3O1 100000 bushels
for spring wheat and 444, 900 bush.
els winter wheat.
Feeding of bees should never be
done while the weather is chilly. An
expert apiarist says the feed should
| be given at night, or at least when
| it is so dark that no bees will rush
out and become chilled and be unable
to get back.
The care of the brood SOW has much
to do with the kind of brood she
produces. Like all other breeding an.
imals she should have plenty of room
to exercise, and good dry and we'll
bedded place to sleep. Don't feed
much corn, but rather give diet of
ground oats, middlings and oil meal.
Remember the pure food law goes
into effect the 1st of next January.
1t applies to all producers of all foods,
farmers as well as manufacturers.
The enforcement of the law is in
charge of the pure food commission
at Washington, Dr. II. w Wiley, chair.
man. Send for copy of the law.
The farmers national congress at
its session at Rock Island in October
went on record again against free
seed distribution, and offered the
recommendation that money thus
spent be devoted to investigating agri-
cultural methods in foreign lands and
\ introducing them here through agri.
cultural schools. Good idea. See
that your congressman grasps 1t.
Here is a chance for boys whose
parents are unable to give them the
advantage of an agricultural educa-
ton: j. Ogden Armour, the Chicago
packer, has offered the management
of the International Live Stock exposi-
tion $4,000 to be distributed annually
at the exposition in 20 agricultural
scholarships, to be competed for by
the state agricultural colleges at the
exposition. The competition for the
scholarships is to be based u. on ami
NAL and grain exhibits from the sew
eral colleges and such other forms Of
agricultural student competition as
may be recognized or established by
the exposition.
Slight nail pricks in horses hoofs
may develop into serious trouble and
should always be attended to at once,
for the hoof being in contact with the
earth is more than apt to become in
fected with unhealthy germs. Should
pus form cleanse the hoof with soap
{ and water, pare away the horn of the
, hoof from around the wound, wash
: the part in a solution of corrosive sub.
Innate and then cover with absorbent
cotton and bandage, covering the lat.
: ter with thick coating of tar. If a
? little of the cotton is allowed to ex
: tend above the tar bandage the cor.
: rosive suhlimate solution may be ap
piled daily without removing the band
age This bandage should be left in
! place from seven to ten days.
The story of a thousand acre farm
in Virginia shows that the process oi
running farms still goes on in spite
of the efforts of government and state
agricultural departments. Once the
land yielded wealth to it's owners, pro
ducing 5000 bushels of wheat year
but now the land does not produce
over 500 bushels. Without realizing
it, the farmer revealed the secret Of
this shocking decrease when he said
Il don't know the reason why, for
continue to farm the same way used
to-" Same old methods No wonder
the farm has failed and the riches o
former years have been eaten up by
the impoverished land. 1t never oc
Cured to this farmer, as it has not
to many another who has started with
a rich soil, that the plant food was be
ing taken from the soil year after year
; and must at last give out 1t is one OF
the tragedies of agriculture, these
worn-out farms. The farmer must
learn by bitter experience, sometimes
that he cannot get something for moth
ing, that he cannot keep saying to the
soil: "Give, give, give, give" without
establishing reciprocal relations and
giving back in return.
The change in farm values since
1900 are shown by Investigations OF
the agricultural department to re
spond to the general farming prosper
ity of the country. The government
report presents average results, and
they indicate that farm land values
are gradually improving. The average
increase in the value Of farms, me
dunn in quality and equipment In