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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
PLAN OF A MODERN DAIRY BARN.

line motor is the next best thing.
They are safe If common sense Is used
in running them.
There are some crops-alfalfa and
clover for instance-that draw from
the air enough plant food to produce
tons of foliage and at the same time
keep the soil supplied for other crops.
Then again there are crops that rob
the soil all the time and put nothing
back. What kind do we grow?
My neighbor complained that his
sheep did not drink as much water as
he thought they should and was afraid
they were out of condition. When he
explained that he carried water to the
trough in the same pail that he used
to carry Stops to the hogs I UNDER
stood why they would not drink. Sheep
are as dainty as women about their
drink and will not touch water that
contains the least faint of filth. They
must have absolutely clean water or
they will starve.
Neighbor Brown won his lawsuit
did he? Well, that's better than losing
1T, perhaps, but when he counts the
cost, the lawyers tees, the time lost
with 1t. I don't think he is much
ahead. And the man who lost has
the costs to pay. he is sore at heart
and his family is estrangled from their
once good neighbors. I do not be-
lieve in lawsuits. II differences arise
choose an arbitrator, let the other
man choose another and these two q
third and then stand by their decision,
win or lose. That is the best way.
The rural route has undermined the
grocery store politician to great ex-
tent because he has fewer farmers to
talk to than before. 1t has also Civ
en- the saloon keepers a hard jolt
Glory be! Laborers on the farms-and
those farmers who like nip too we'll
do not have SO many excuses to 60
to town when the mail is delivered
at the door and many errands are done
by the accommodating carrier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

ever before. Some Of our neighbora
are alomst discouraged.
One woman Matched 1856 and now
has 20. Another Matched over 100.
OF which only 8 are now living But
1t Is not always lice that kills young
turkeys. Sometimes 1t is the feed and
sometimes lack of fresh air, sunshine
and exercise
Turkeys both young and old. eat a
great deal Of grass and weeds, md
young turkeys require animal food OF
some sort especially when the large
feathers begin to grow and until after
the bead" appears on the head and
neck
In rainy weather when the little fell
lows have to be kept indoors. we try
to give them something to take place
OF the grass and insects found on tho
range Chopped onions. dandelion
leaves and lettuce form about one-half
Of the food given
Boiled eggs crumbled with both light
bread and corn bread. mixed make
up the other half until the poults are
two weeks old. then the light bread ia
left out. The cornbred Is made the
same as for table use. except that II
Is baked little longer and no Short
ening is used
For each pan Of batter two eggs
were allowed. Pn-head oats wa,
sometimes mixed with the corn mea
and sometimes fed dry, alone. Blu,
the poults had plenty of "greensr
every meal. and they were never limit
ed to one kind of food at any time.
An occasional feed of boiled rice
was given while the turkeys were
small. When not confined we feed
but twice day, morning and evening.
Fine. sharp grit and pounded sand
stone are kept in reach all the time,
Also clean. fresh water in shallow
pans
The houses where they stay at nigh,
are fitted with wire screen doors and
windows for we find that turkeys must
have fresh air. Their quarters ara
Kept clean and 30 is the food. No
milk or curd enter into the ration. and
no whole grain is fed until the turkey,
are two months old.
To take the place of meat or In.
sects we sometimes use raw eggs /,
moisten the food. Equal parts corn,
meal and oatmeal are used ant
enough raw eggs to moisten enough t.
crumble. A little salt is added twbS
a week.
Sunshine is as essential to young
turkeys as food and drink.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
ALL OVER THE FARM.

IF there are any stumps or stones
on your farm this is good time to
get them out. Every stump and stone
covers a bit of land you need.
There is such a thing as having
too many trees close up to the house.
Thin them out 80 that the sunlight can
get In. Air and sunshine are better
than doctors stuff to make and keep
folks we'll.
Don't throw the Farm tools down
after you are done using them. Some
folks do that and then such a chase
as they have looking for them when
they need them next time.
Clean UP the big barn floor. / have
seen barns that looked as X the old
Nick has struck them all the time.
A farmer ought to take as much pride
in his barns as . woman does In her
parlor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

Indiana State

For distant market send in flve or
eight-pound baskets.
Prices Of good currants are apt to
vary. as they depend upon the Gus
toners. Large handlers get 8 or 4
cents pound and same are retailed
at 8 and Z. Hotels and bakeries buy
largely. The former gave us readily
8, and when scarce, 10 cents.
Currants keep on bearing for years
If the old wood is cut away.
On the farm I inherited some had
been prospecting Is or 20 years. We
had the bushes re-juvenated by prun-
ing, the cultivator was set working
and in the fall the ground was plowed,
turning all the earth up toward the
bushes, letting 1t remain until spring,
when some compost was applied.-F.
L. r., New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

If spruce Is your cheap building
material use it, or in the coast country
west of the Rockies use redwood. 1t
Is just as good as pine. If you are
In any of the above localities but are
shy on cash but have plenty of muscle
and energy go into the ground as deep
las you wish.
If the location is we'll drained no
walls are necessary, just run in en-
ssilage; but If there Is danger Of water,
plaster on dirt with cement If dirt
will permit, if not. lay up a thin wall
and cement.
To build round silo Of 2x4 stuff
get your lumber and have it dry and
free from loose knots; see that the
edges are straight. so that when walls
are up edges will touch evenly the
entire height Of silo.
In circle of IA feet or more it
Is not necessary to bevel the lumber
to fit the circle; it is better not do
do SO because the lumber will dry
out more quickly when ensilage is
removed. wn;e:1 tends to prolong the
life of the silo by checking decay. In
case beveling is done. don't bevel the
entire sticks width, only take off bevel
from centre of timber; this will leave
other half slightly separated from Its
mate. giving air chance to dry wood.
stave silo is like leaky barrel.
It only wants hoops driven tight to
make it as tight as ever. While the
Bilo has not hot water, it has some
thing just as effective, ensilage, which
is so per cent. water, or sap, and heats
up to $50 degrees. closing every crack.
In this way 1t is air tight and you need
not worry about your ensilage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
SATURDAY NIGHT REFLECTIONS.
(By Uncle John.)

II you have to pay cent or two
more for your coal oil next winter
Just remember that s29,00o.00o Stan
dard OIL fine must be paid by some-
body and surely not by the Standard
itself. Oh no.
Every farmer who has to hire help
and who can buy electric power from
suburban lines ought to go In for q
motor. A two horse motor costs only
SS5 or $40 and it will come pretty
near saving the work of a hired man.
A little planning in placing of the
wood saw. the feed cutter, the separat-
or and the stock pump will save an
immense amount Of hard labor. II
electricity is not to be had little gaso-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
SPEAKING OF TELEPHONES.

A short time ago our neighbors
celebrated the birthday of an old
woman who had lived among us for
many years. Her best friend was Ill
and unable to attend, but she took
down the telephone and as she sat
comfortable in her own chair at home
she heard the music, the singing and
even the speech that were voiced into
the receiver at the jollifcation. four
miles away. Think what that means
to woman whose life is restricted the
greater part of the time to her home
on the FARM. K. L.. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
FEED bees FOR WINTER.
If You Do Not You May Lose
Your Bees and Your
Money.
(By II. G. Herman.)

IF there is one item above another
having great Importance in the
winterlng problem, 1t is the secur-
Ing of the winter stores near and about
the cluster of bees In time for them
to settle down into that quiescent state
so conducive to good whitening prior
to the middle OF October. in the more
northern localities.
To arrange these stores properly and
seal the hive, requires warm weather;
hence all will see the fallacy OF putting
off caring for them till cold weather
arrives. To be sure that all have the
desired amount OF stores. there is only
one certain way to do. and that Is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
A GOOD FARM ROLLER.

This roller can be made at home
and will do excellent work. Use AKA
scantling for the frame. The brace
extending from the tongue to the
frame Is made from an old wagon
tire. The drums ure made by bolt
ing 2x4 scantlings on old mower
wheels. The drums should be about
three feet six inches long. An iron
shaft extends the entire length of the
drum upon which they revolve. The
seat is an old mower seat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

top of the brood frames. The syrup
will ooze out as fast as the bees sip
1t up, and no faster. No danger Of
any bees drowning in the liquid or
even getting their feet wet.
Bees will often winter kill, and have
plenty of honey left in the hive, but
1T is away from the cluster. and dur
Ing the continuous spell OF cold
weather bees will rather starve than
venture to leave the cluster In search
of food.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

Degln to pay Such prOnt as alfalfa
at those figures, and they are showing
their appreciation of this fact by going
in for it in larger scale each season.
In New York state alfalfa is rapidly
coming into favor and Is being grown
on large scale every year.
The preparation of the land for this
crop is of first imputance and those
farmers who are making success of
1t begin by carefully cultivating the
land during the summer either in
Loed crops or SOW it in peas for a fall
low to turn under in the fall Just pre-
vious to seeding.
BY this work OF preparation they
kill out the weeds, the worst enemy
of alfalfa, in the early stages Of their
growth.
The land Is gotten into fine condi-
ton and the majority Of farmers use
lime at the rate Of about rs bushels
to the acre on the land after the peas
have been turned under.
This application of lime has proven
especially beneficial when there are
signs of acidity in the soil, and 1t may
be said that unless the land has had
lime applied at some period shortly
before the seeding 1t would be we'll to
use 1t when pea fallows are turned
under.
Then. II the soil is not naturally
rich, an application of barn yard
manure Is applied, and in addition
from 200 to 400 pounds OF acid phos-
phate, basig Stag or bone meal with
100 pounds of rnuriate potash to the
acre will be used. About 20 pounds
of seed will answer as rule, although
25 or over, 80 lbs. will do better.
The crop is cut when the hay begins
to bloom, as at that time 1t furnishes
the greatest amount of nutrients and
when cut In this stage will also in
sure better succeeding crops.
In cutting and curing the crop 1t
has been found best to start the now
Ing machine just after the noon hour
or even later, letting the hay lay on
the ground over night and until about
noon the following day.
Then If the sun has been shining
high it Is raked up into small wind
rows with horse rake and If the
weather is favorable It is left in those
windrows until the next afternoon
when 1t is ready to be hauled ND
and put away in the hay houses or
stable lofts.
If the weather is threatening the
hay is put into substantial cocks, and
If there should be rain these cocks
are opened UP and the hay will be-
come aired by shaking up with a pitch
fork after the rain is over
Owing to the heavy dews that pre-
vail in this climate during the sum-
mer season the greatest care has to
be exercised In curing alfalfa. In fact,
any hay, but especially alfalfa, Is prac-
tically ruined If put away before 1t is
thoroughly cured and well dried out.
To be pallatable to stock 1t has to
be bright and absolutely free from
dust and this condition can only be
assured when little or no water falls
on 1t.
There are now numbers of yir-
ginia farms whom alfalfa has been
starting for seven years, and when
the yield per cutting will average close
to two tons per acre and certainly not
less than ton per acre. =
Once a good start of this valuable
forage plant has been secured 1t will
hold Its own against wire grass, crab
grass and other indigious growetes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
ALFALFA IS SPREADING
Now Grown in tho East and South
With Success on Old Farm
Lands.
(By j. M. Belly

tn HE growing Of alfalfa has passed
the experiment stage in the
East and South. In Virginia
1t is being sown with great
success when 1t will average from three
to five tons per acre. and during the
past season it sold at from $14 to $40
per ton on the Richmond market.
The latter price was received at the
time that hay Of all kinds brought
high prices. but the writer on a recent
trip In Tidewater, Virginia, saw
farmer selling his baled alfalfa hay at
$40 per ton spot cash at his barn
door.
Now Eastern and Southern farmers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

w AIN ID pA'oVV TIN Ills WHlSkERS
A farmer living near Newburg, N.
T., went to New York city recently,
the first time in 28years. He sighted
barber shop as soon as he arrived
and ordered shave and hair cut.
The barber began telling him story
but he ordered him to 'cut 1t short" and
then went to sleep. When he awoke
he found that his whiskers, az inches
long and the pride of his life, had
been moved as closely as sheep pas
ture in dry summer. The barber
explained that the farmer meant cut
his whiskers short instead of the story,
but no Is now defending q $4,000 suit
|ees damages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

e. g. Graves of Des Moines. Iowa,
was recently arrested by the federal
authorities charged with having sold
seeds to farmers all over the country
which were never delivered. His pecu.
iations 1t IL claimed will run into this
thousands.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

A. M. Todd, the Michigan pepper
mint farmer has 10.640 acres devoted
to peppermint this season and his out.
put will be larger than ever before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

Fine specimen Of a Jack owned
by Cook Brothers of Kentucky. This
jack has produced nearly 100 foals in
the past three years, many Of which
have sold at prices ranging from $3.50
to $3.50.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05
WATER IS LOST
ON WAY HERE
Big Leakage Between Pumping Plant At
Del Rio and Prescott--City Council
Orders Contract Drawn Up For New
Water Supply--Other Business.

clock. when the council will meet for
The purpose of considering new Ii.
ccnse ordinance and also the question
of granting an additional concession Of
eau, WAC has been engaged for the past
few days in making preliminary sur.
vcys for his proposed smelling and re-.
duction plant Mr.. Boileau, who was
present, stated that he found. in max.
ing the surveys, that he needed, in ad.
dition to the land already agreed by the
city fathers 10 be granted him for
smelter site, an cminence adjoining,
which was an ideal location for the
upper end Of stack from the smell.
crs, through which the fumes would be
forced and precipitatcd into a water
tank and used for the manufacture Of
sulphuric acid.
An ordinance was passed raising the
wholesale liquor license from sI2 to go
n quarter.
Only one bid, that Of George W.
| Sncs, was submitted for the constYuc.
| ton of n sidewalk on the northeast cor.
ner Of Gurlcy and Marina streets, and
extending from the corner $50 feet on
each street. The bid was for IS cents
a running foot, and the contract was
awarded at this figure to Sincs, subject
to the filing of the usual bond.
| j. J.. Dillon. cnairman of the finance
committee having in charge the col.
lection Of funds for defraying the or.
rcnse Of the unwilling of the Captain
O'Neill Rough Rider monument and
tho Fourth Of July celebration follow.
ing. telcphoncd that his committee was
in session. and asked the council to
make donation. Mayor Goldwatst re-
ferrcd the request Of Chairman Dillon
to the finance committee of the coun.
ell.
Treasurer Archie Lockhart' = report
showed balance Of &5.45O.3O in the
treasury, and the reports Of Frank
Williams. assessor and tax collector,
showed the collection of $67l.s5 In H.
ccnses, $3.50 in taxes and $2,625.9s for
water.
Chief Of Police Princes statement
for May showed that % arrests had
been made by his department and the
collection Of 5000 in dog licenses.
The city recorders report showed
the collection of $al0 in fines, and the
report Of Health Officer Day stated
that the city was in n healthy condi.
ton, with no deatns during the month
Of old residents.
After the regular monthly bills were
audited and allowed, the council nd.
journed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05

between now and then. bu, practice.
'nc principal thing the team is in need
o'' Will be assiduously looked after.
rhe battery, Wilson and Elliott, have
FORMED n water wagon" league, and
Will work out daily. together with N.
of tho team. Yesterday nav
netting was stretched across the front
OF the grandstand, the ball grounds ~
surveyed, tn" diamond scraped. new s;ds
lines run, and the LOT put in the bsss
possible shape.
II wynkoop Of Tucson handle. Ne
indicator, II is expected that S.,r
square decisions will be given. and .ou.
sequently, the team that loses will asvs
to admit the superiority OF the o,h.,
n hne OF the days salary will h.
placed against tho first player on n.
prescott team that starts any unncecs.
"ry kicking, 50 Manager Tav,or an.
noonee', and II is to he hoped Rina.,.
e VIII take the tip and impose like r..
sfriefions upon his players.
All told 1t seems as IL these two ,;x.,
teams will at last get together in .
game that will be free from hieLo,,.-
and objectionable features. and ~.
superiority Of the best team decided
IN the three games that will con.,;,u..
the series.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05
VISITED SOLDIERS HOME.
Iron Tuesdays Daily.)

j. NJ Lofty, uncle of Mrs. j. j. Fisher
col this city. left yesterday for his home
a. la Crosse, Mich, after "A three days
visit here. The guest of Mr.. and Mrs. !.
y Fishes ale is one of the board Of
manage. Of the ten national homes
tor 'iissb'ed soldiers in the United
stal-s, and is ON his return from an
oihci,i Wait 10 the California home.
While a.. associate members were Wis.
iting The Grand Canyon, which he saw
on scvors' previous trips, he visited
this city lie will meet the other mem.
bers of the board at Williams aud will
vetura cpst with them.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05
HUMBOLDT TEAM IS
. DEFEATED, IS
TO s

Tho "lemon" Humboldt had IN Its
sleeve TO hand the Prescott ball team
on tho Granite Dclls grounds, Sunday,
was there, all right, but the Humboldt
pitcher could not make the lemon aid,
consequently the boys from the smelter
City were badly beaten, the final result
being Is to 9.
Tho Prescott sluggcrs landed on the
ball at will. piling up one run sitter
another, until IL became a matter Of
only how high the score would he.
Despite the decisive defeat the Hum.
boldt aggregation did no, lose its con.
hdence, and after the game came ut
Manager Taylor with u proposition 10
play Sunday week, on the local grounds,
for the gate receipts and a side bet Of
$50. Needless to say, Manager Taylor
accepted the challenge on the spot.
Interest now ccnters in the forth.
coming game with Phoenix. Sunday,
June .. An excursion will be run from
the sand dune city and large crowd
Of rooters is expected 20 accompany
Rinderle's bunch Of ball players. Evi.
IDENTIFY II has been agreed TO bury the
Ratchet and forget that Aasco at Phoc.
nix, consequently Governor Kibbcy will
not he asked to send the militia up for
the game.
Jtmt what tho Prescott team will
have for Sundays game il still In
doubt, m some changes are to be made
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05

An enormous leakage Of water pump
ed from the Del Rio pumping plan, to
the city reservoir was shown last Mon
day. NJ tine regular meeting Of the city
council, by the report of W. i. Hall,
superintendent of the water works The
leakage. which amounts IN almost half
Of the amount used in the city, Is said
TO be due to the pressure of n number
Of leaks in part of the line in which
the joints are caulkcd with lead, none
Of which appear on the surface, and 1t
is also thought that the main ~ faulty
where IL crosses Granite Creek imme.
diately north of the city, it being i'm
possible at this point to notice any
water escaping from the pipes, on ac'
count of the flow Of water in the creek
bed.
The report shows the operating ex'
pcnscs Of the department for the
month Of May to be sl,60t67 and the
value Of the water billed out of the
water Office s2,573.sO. The amount OF
water pumped, rs registered at Del
Rio, was 1867 .094 gallons, 4,Oi', 557 ga.
Ions of which passed through Prescott
meters, $780, 100 THROUGH Fort whippl'
meters and 100000 gallons through
the sewers and leakages.
William Mulvenon. representing
Walter c. Miller Of Jerome, presented
q proposition TO the council to furnish
all the water used by the city and dc
liver the same in the city reservoir, a,
the rate of 10 cents n thousand gallons
Tho water proposed 20 be furnished !,
from the springs on tnc Thorbeck'
ranch, about two miles south Of tn
city. An analysis Of this water wa
recently made by r.. T.. Free. assistant
chemist in the University of Arizona
ut Tucson, showing only GOA parts II
the 100000 Of solids, 9 Of common sal
and 81 OF blnck alkali. A. T.. vinson
another chemist ut the university, IL
letter 10 Mayor Goldwatcr, state,
that the water Is Of very good quality
containing but little solids and common
salt. ct Is slightly black alkaline, ;
he writes, (Which makes It good waite
for laundry purposes, and in tnis cas-
Is not excessive enough to interfere ser
iously with it's use for general pur
poses. Black alksli in "a boiler will
tend to cause frothing, but do no
expect this amount to be troublesome. ;
The city attorney was ordered l.
draw q contract with Miller for on
year for the water delivered in the res
crvoir, and further consideration Of th
proposition was postponed until
special meeting Of the council. to b
held on the afternoon Of June Z, ut
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05

II. l.. Fishel, cx.city engineer of this
city, and now division engineer In
charge Of the construction Of the A..
4 c. railroad, is enjoying q short va.
cation here after an absence Of almost
year. lie reports the grade Of his
line finished TO the Colorado river mt
Parker, and the track laid to within
about three miles Of the river.
Passed Through.
Under Sheriff John Woody Of Coco.
nino county, and Guard C. l.. Cox,
passed through here yesterday, en- route
to their homes In Flsssta6 from Phoe-
nix. whore they lodged In the insane
asylum an unknown man, who has per.
sistently refused TO reveal his name or
identity to the Coconino county Of.
Acers since mis- arrest at a wood camp
about ton days ago. after attacking
a number Of wood choppers with an
axe.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-06-05

known McCabe miners, will leave Sat
urday for Goldfcld, New, and otner
places in the Sage Brush state. Both
stated they had no intention Of resid.
ing permanently in Nevada, but just
wanted to see the country about which
50 much has been said and written in
the past year.