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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
PUMPKINS MAKE PIGS GROW.
Illinois Farmer Says They Are
Cheap Feed and Make Rapid
Gains in Weight.

...
G. c. Pervier, an experienced farmer
of Bureau county, Illinois, told two
very interesting and successful pig
feeding experiments to the farmers at
the Illinois Farmers Institute.
Oct. 80 we weighed II head of
shoats," said Mr.. Pervier These were
May pigs, an even lot, averaging 100
pounds apiece; month later. they
averaged IDS pounds. showing an. aver
age gain of 1876 pounds per day, for
that month. Another month later they
averaged 1879 pounds, making an av-
erage gain of 421a pounds, or l.41 per
day for the month. On Jan . s they
weighed 241 pounds. During that
month they gained surprisingly, 553h
pounds or 1.6O per day. The average
daily gain for the 81 days was LAT
pounds. almost 11s pounds per day.
/ These hogs had an abundance Of
pasture all through the spring and
summer, with some oats and, corn.
In September they were fed all the
pumpkins they would eat as noon
day meal. 1 regard pumpkins as one
! of the most profitable and cheapest
feeds the farmer can grow upon his
| farm. We grow tons of pumpkins
every year to be fed to the pigs in
this way. The especial value of the
pumpkin is in it's being succulent
food; it keeps the digestion good and
assists in assimilating the food.
In addition to this the pigs had a
rape pasture until Dec. /. and were
also fed soy bean hay when they were
turned into two acres of vetch and rye
pasture. That was the month they
made the heaviest gain.
In 1904 we weighed 80 pigs that were
born in June and July, and on Oct. II
they averaged log pounds. Nov.11 they
averaged 1869 pounds, Dec. II they
averaged 1879 pounds, and on Jan. IL
weighed 227 pounds, having made an
average gain of LIT pounds per day
during the last month. The average
daily gain for ninety two days was la
pounds.
This lot had no extra feeds; no
clover,A soy beans nor vetch pasture.
We had some pumpkins during the
fall, until nearly the first of December.
We always begin feeding them just
a few at a time until they learn to
eat them, then we give them Dill they
will eat as monday feed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
NOTES OF THE HOG LOT

Save all Of the odds and ends of the
feed for the growing pigs.
good warm bed and no supper Is
better than good supper and a cold.
damp bed.
Don't buy or breed squealing pigs.
for they are worse than a grumbling
hired man.
Never use any male unless he is a
pure breed. He will pay the cost of
good blood in few filters.
Experience is good teacher, BIZ
study well what others have learned
and try and improve upon their meth.
DDS.
Many waste products from the farm,
dairy, kitchen and garden can be util-
lied into pork that would otherwise go
to waste.
1t will not prove profitable to put in
close pen or yard and feed over 10
or II weeks. After that the gains are
not as good.
A squealing pig never gets fat. If
| he eats enough to make two or more
pounds of gain day he will squeal
off more than half.
| The home of the hog should be kept
clean, warm and comfortable the bed
ding changed frequently and air slaked
lime thrown in with the litter
Feed regularly all the time Man
age in some way to feed variety of
food; they need it for their own good
and for the success of the man who
owns them.
September and October are the best
months to market the early spring pigs
and the early fall pigs can best be sold
| in April or May, thus avoiding the
cheap market that comes later
1t is mistake to carry pigs through
the winter and feed for heavy weights
| the next fall unless YOU are so situated
that forage can be made their chief RAJ
ton during large portion of the lone
feeding period.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26

The government urges farmers to
raise more celery. 1t can be produced
without much trouble during the sum-
mer months in the north and during
the winter months in the south. The
ideal climate is bright sunshine, pure
air, cool nights and we'll distributed
rainfall.
The soil should he rich mellow sandy:
loan and the seed bed should contain
plenty of leaf mold and it should he
passed through a sieve having not less
than six meshes to the inch.
Transplanting is one of the most inn
portant features of celery growing. SO
many other things enter into the sue
cessful growing of celery that our
readers are advised to send to the
Washington Department of Agriculture
for Farmers Bulletin No. 2S2 on the
successful growing of celery by Pro-.
lessor Beattie.
The pictures herewith show the ef-
feet Of transplunting on the root sHs.s
tenn. The large roots have been trans
planted, while the small one was grown
from seed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
SNAPSHOTS OF FARM LIFE

Take the wife and the boys and girls
to the state fair. 1t is the next thing
to a short course at the agricultural
college.
The pure thought law has been in
operation for generations before the
pure food law was passed, but it is
not enforced.
The farmers of America have Ger
tainly had their seven fat years. lie
us hope that the fairness will continue
TO drip for another seven.
Might as well accept the auto. 1t is
here to stay and under proper control
will prove a blessing to us all, because
it will bring better country roads.
In the south the 90O-pound mule is
giving place to the 1900 FOUNDER and
in the north the gasoline engine is
taking the place of the horse. 1.-THE
world do move.'
Some farmers are always ready tc
buy machinery that will tighten or
facilitate their work, and if asked by
their wives to buy a clothes wringer O,
a carpet sweeper they yell poverty
The runt pig is not always to be
despised. If he is runt because he
! has not had enough to eat he can BIZ
brought to the front by stoppings. But
| if he is a runt by breeding then it is
all off with him.
Score one for the rural route! A
South Dakota saloonkeeper has gone
into bankruptcy because so many rura
routes enabled farmers to attend t.
their business more closely and made
| it unnecessary for them to come tt
| town so often.
We take no stock In the talk thai
there are more wicked people in the
city than in the country-populatior
considered. But we do believe tha
| farmer folk keep their minds clearer
and their hearts sweeter because the,
do not come in contact with city vices
The pure food law has accomplished
this much: Every can or package o
manufactured foodstuff on the marke
| bears a label stating just what it con
| tains. So if we choose to eat sawdus
or glucose or the bark of trees in ou
( breakfast food or preserves or condi
} ments we can do it with our eyes open
1 A Missouri correspondent-evid
| a mother-writes: Should girl L
years old work in the field?" w,
| should say not, unless in the dires
| emergency. A man who will drive hi
wife or girls to the field has no plac,
among decent, manly American farm
|
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26

quiet them. Have as little noise and
as little light as possible
have found by years of experience
that if strong colony becomes un-
easy while in the top tier it may be
Quoted by putting it on the cellar
bottom; and that small colony which
is in roar of disturbance can be
caused to become still by raising it
from the bottom of the cellar to the
top.
Also closing most of the ventilation
from the hive having the small colony
will cause it to become quiet; and re-
moving the top from the uneasy strong
colony will cause them to quiet down
and cluster compactly together for the
rest of the winter.
The strongest colonies will best en-
dure the lowest place and the chances
of the weakest will be improved by a
place at the top-a fortunate requires
ment if the lifting be considered.
When there are no bees in the cellar
1T should be generally kept open to al
low moisture to escape and prevent
mold, but especially for the two or
three weeks previous to the putting in
of the bees, so that it may become as
cool as the outside weather will make
it; and 1t is better to keep it open
during the entire time of taking in
and afterward until the bees are well
settled, as during the excitement OF
changed conditions they are apt to be-
come too warm.
With small number of colonies
there would be no danger OF course il
the weather should turn warm the
cellar would have to be closed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26

is far better than hand forkng and
spreading. l am not trying to advo-
cate the use of any particular make,
but simply to call attention to the i'm
portance of using this economical
method of getting out rapidly the ma
nurial accumulation of the farm.
The sooner the manure reaches the
land after it is made the better, and
good manure Spreader will help you
get it out when you would not do it
IL YOU had to do it altogether by hand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
KEEPING BEES IN WINTER
Cellar Best Place, but Great
Care Must Be Taken to
Prevent Injury.
BY F. G. HERMAN.

Probably the most convenient place
to winter bees is in the cellar. The
first step in this direction is to be
assured that the cellar can be kept suf-
ficiently warm to prevent the tempera-
ture from going below freezing point.
A portion of the cellar should be
partitioned off from the rest for this
purpose and provided with sufficient
ventilation to allow the escape of foul
air and also to regulate the tempera-
ture should there be amy danger of it
rising too high. which would cause the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26

Portable evaporato-s ought 10 be in
use on every farm where even a mod
erately large crop is raised. The pic
ture of the evaporation herewith shows
one with capacity of five to ten
bushels per day. 1t is constructed en-
tirely of wood and any handy farmer
can make it during the winter and be-
fore the rush of spring work comes on.
A small sheet iron stove which can
be bought at any hardware store for
50 will supply all the heat necessary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
HINTS ON CARE OF HORSES

Ever try feeding the horses the po-
tato parings from the kitchen? They
like them first rate and they are good
for them, too.
a few small stones in the manger
of the horse that is apt to hog down
feed will be check to fast eating.
Pity some of us men folks could not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26
ORCHARD is SIXTY YEARS OLD
Apple Trees Planted Over Half a Cen
fury Ago Still Produce
Cool Fruit.

In Columbia County. New vorl-.
on the Harlem road, there is . Gno
apple orchard which was planted sixty
years ago by the fnihcr of George
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-26


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
GOOD HOLIDAY TRADE
BUT SALES Do NOT cc,.rAas WITH
CennntRetaY RADsrts InAleate L1tt1e AI- te1ut1on for raat Woe&s Duf
 0Fu0teR Cen1aenee n h.
 lnpEoveueut in New YeKk.

0e.is weekly review of trade tonor-
 sss ,s. 9s.': S.:: ... sss ps ' grsGter confidence in marked improve
 naoncyciises attention in some ssction,s ,, agerAgafe sales do not compare fa-
 vorabiy with 1908 to date. Jobbilg and wholssale iinss are season.bly
 s. Sst ras pssdn sss of normal demands.
 The supply of labor has not incresS-
 cd In ratio to the closed pants. how-
 sSoss SonS. that o is.s yssa som:
 sections report better sentiment Tn
 tho irou and steel industry, although
 nsw Su:nsss I. E ut nsnf snf
 erAl orders for rolling stock were plac- sd this webk, and more business of this
 nature ik under nsyotiation while the
 iron and steel show total value of
 eisS,000, 900 In ten months of 1907. or
 over 10 per cent. of the value of all
 sns in the sr1ss rsa ma..r. pro-
 ducsd some irrsgu!arity in the tone of cotton goodt, but few net changes oc- cured n pricsa AZ neither manvfac- tablishing . new basis of quotations. the market is nominaliy unchanged. The only division of the cotton man. ufacturers' market that shows accu- mutation is the export class. No bus> mess with China 10 anticipated untii prices decline materially. Certain lines
 of woolen for next fall have been opened and the market csnvassed to some extent. No definite tendency is
 noted thus far. however, and many
 dealers prefer to postpone presenting new lines somewhat longer.
 Footwear shipments through Boston are much smaller than . year ago, yet
 sentiment has improved and whole the near future. A better inquiry in
 the leather market promises a revival of business after January 1. Prices are steady. Signs of improvement null tipiy in the hide market business in all kinds of domestic packers and coun- try hides this week being larger than at any time for two months. Prices are GteAdier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
GOODWIN WINS MEDAL.
s~.s Dr,,lsa s.IAl-r q E.f.ui. Cen

Best Drilled ssaaiex q Eufaula Cem-
 nanys
 Eufauls, Dec. is.--(speciai .)--Ths Eufaula Rifles held their regular monthly prize drill and muster which was largely attended. The company medal was hotly contested for by . squad of thirty and resulted in Cor porai Garland Goodwin winning the prise.
 The music pupils of the Brenau gave a recital in the chapel Wednesday evening and another tonight, both of which drew large audiences. and were greatly enjoyed.
 \. Written invitations have been issusd to an interesting and brilliant rscep- tion to be eiven by the institution Tuesday evening which will include the young men of the city
 The women of the Presbyterian Church held a bazaar in a vacant storehouse on Eufaula Street today and realized nice sum for church purposes.
 Hon. S. H. Dent. IT,, wife and child. of Montgomery. are visiting MT. Dents father. Capt. s. H. Dent, on College Hill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
TRUCKING IN SOUTH
GREAT GROWTH or. TuE WICHITA.
 1LH INDUS1RY.
ExDex1nents WIth Cnbhages, Beans and Defr1ee Prove lo De Nest Soeceeefub-Aev1ew ef Pro-
 greau by HnxneTs.

Baltimore, Dsc. ls.--(special .)--ona Of the phasss of the widespread move w.mp m s .ns spsn S9 fss s tS. ss sequsnt development of that land in ,.:S: :a a. n sss Ssss; suggests potsntialities in that 1eld in some facts which 1t brings out about the magnitude of the truck growing li1.sdustry Ind of the neishborhood of
 About tSirty-avs years ago the ex- pertinent wa made of growing cab are sM st ss tss ssdns crops ts.r rssy the businese has increased in ali its branches yntil now 25,oo0 acres are oc. cnpissd and asat Shs ssd money value Ss the crop cpltivable area of the island has long since beeii occupied with the operationp and they have spread over many of tne ,urrounding islands and to the
 Cabbage 'fs the s1eader, and is shipped during the season in lots of 10000 crates. Tn addition to the shipments has grown up In the. production and ting, hundrsds of tnousands of those
 ass ss ssn A: saa aors ysar .d a tSs West they seem to thrive better than from
 The cabbage business in it's. two .Soa Ss .nnuay n Nsst in importance 0 the Irish potato crop. to which ebcut $500 scres are devoted. yielding 300.000 barrels, and ceiling for Se60.O0O. Cucumbers are planted In 5000 acres and produce 750.000 baskets of value of some $560,00o The bean Tsp sTspooSS SrSws S.b Sn seco msssarss ors Asparagus covers 1000 acres and sells for e100.00o. Green peas yielded this year $S0.000 from 1000 acres. About 200 acres were planted to sweet pots,- toes. from which were gathered S0,O00 bushels that brought $f0,000. Beets, lettuce. radishss and other things took 900.
 The fact is the soil is particularly adapted to the trucking business and the climate is so mild that one thing or another can be kept growing the year around. and when 1t fs not some- for the stock. thus aiding to keep the expense of production down to . min mum and allowing thf full powcr of the land to be devoted to the money crop during the most profitable seasons. In this section 800 acres In strawberries produced sts5,ooo worth of the berries. N. C.. strawberries are the most i'm :. portant of the trucking crops, and tbis crates. which sold for y733.74s and yielded q net profit of s3s6,S73l Let luce, kale, spinach. peas, .nions beets, cabbages, egg-plants. caulifiowers. rad- iards. sprouts. turnips. cantaioupes ana water-meIons are also produced for the early markets in the North. East and | Y
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
Transferred te Atlanta.

Tuscaloosa, Dec. i3.-{Special. )--- Thomas R. Gentry, manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, has been transferred to Atlanta. and will leave in q few days. MT. Gentry has been extremely busy during his twelve months stay here. He just compfsted the new and the erection of the new ofice of the company, the underground wiring and the substitution of the ups to-date instruments for the old tele- phonos.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
HOLIDAY ExcuRsroN RATES

Tickets will be sold on December seth to 25th, inclusive. December s0th and 31st, 1907, and January Ist, 1908. with limit good to leave destination returning not later than midnight Jam uAry eth. 1908.
 For full particulars apply to nearest Ticket Agent. or R. c. Broolxes. Com raerciai Agent. Montgomery, Ala.
 Dee. 12-&-S-7.9-22-A.5. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
rourt in Tu.ealsess.

Tuscaloosa, Dec. 1s.--fspeciaI. )-- The United States Court will convene in Tuscaloosa January '. United States Marshal Pope Long. Clerk of the Court, c. !. Allison and Assistant District Attorney J. D. Montgomery have been here and have drawn the iuries for the term. The docket is full and quite an interesting session Is expected. The session will be presided, over by Judge Hundley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14

was on . pallet in front of the fire and was left Alone in the room. She either crawled towards the Ire and the dsmee caught her clothing. or sparks ienited tho bedding. The lit-> m c few houfn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
ne.ay Tor r,.aket DaII.

Columbus Ca.s Dec. 13.--( Especial )-- Everything is in readiness for the game tomorrow night with the Birmingham Y. M. c. A. team. The Columbus team, which is lined up about the same as 1t was for the recent game with Montgomery. has been doing steady practice work this week. The game will be quite . social event. the spon- sors for Columbus being Miss Mildred Salisbury and Miss Emily Ransom, and for Birmingham Miss Matte Williams and Misn Susie poxier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
IT HAa HEN

Dut little more than two years sincs the Alabama Drensu College at Eufau- than one hundred boarders. It will have . few vacancies after the holi- days; if you have . daughter to edu- cate. you cannot send her to . better place. Write for Information. Address, The Alabama Brsnau. Eufauia. Ala.
 adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
Desth os Nrra. sui1ixsn.

Huntsville. Dec. 13.-(Special.l- l--Mrs. Sullivan, the aged mother of Patrick Sullivan. . well known citizen of Huntsville. died yesterday after short illness. She was a member of the Catho ollie Church and was held in high esteem by the older citixens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
MeIia.y n.te..

The Louisville and Nashville Rail- road win sell round trip tickets to all points in the Soatbeastern Passenger Territory, Dec. 20 to 25. inclusive, Dec. 30 and s1. 1907. s.nd Jan. 1. 1908. at rate of one ana one .thir6 farex plus z5 cents.
 Fa ady,-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
MpEE DISAPPEARS
nAxLAs COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE
 BRANCHING TOR HIM.
us L>et Has Hsne Near DurnsviIle sat- urAay Nlghf ii CeUpany WitA
 Uab Two AAeDte4 Dau6Aters --Ovtes utg Sun.
Advsrtiser Bureau.
 aA1Ynn T1Ac IA.

s-s.l [ y a ? !
 Civil authorities. city and County, are tryinK to learn the whereabouts of Roland Nlree, who for many years has been { resident of the County and who lived near Burnsvills. nine miles north of here.
 Ills wife would also like to know whore he is. as well as . number of s. Ssse:ss ss cs s ss sss eu Der of telegrams trying to. locate Miree 10 that he can be Apprehended and brought back to Delias County, But
 Roland Miree disappeared from his home near Burnsville between dark last Saturday evening and daylight Sunday morning. It is not known in which neighbors he has recently been saying that he was going tc Panama soon. But few believe that he has rome in that direction: Witn mirss; tnsTs p,,s e1so vile two women who he adopted some years ago from an orphan asylum:
 The dlsappearance of Miree and hts sss sSS1sia a sssss1s the me
 Hses in Selma the talk of Mires l. of . different nature. The present easily overcome by his financierins. This resulted in his leaving accounts which it is believed will approxmsic at the very least tlo,Vuv. MoSt VI UT he 10 said to have secured in cash ana which he took away with him.
 MT. Miree was seen in Selma last on eaturday when he canas here from his home near Bufnsville. He was ex. eeedingly busy all during the day ana late in the afternoon left for h.s home. after disposing of all the business ne could transact. He is also said to nave done business with relatives Of his here to the amount of few hunoreo dol1srA
 pearanca was learned in Selma Tues day but nothing suspicious war thought of 1t until Wednesday lnvee- tigat1on then revealed that his bust ness affairs were in . very compiicat- a condition. These tnvestfgations have been going on since then and now the civil authorities have been asked to apprehend the man and bring him back to Dallas County. One of the charges which Miree fs accused or IS that of disposing of mortgaged prop
 Mrs. Miree was away from home vis- iting relatives at the time of the dis appearanco of her husband. She and a reiative spent today in the city looking after her interests in the affairs of the husband. What the outcome VIII De Is not known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
uhila nurna 10 neath.

Phenix City. Dec. ls.--(Special )--- Mayo. the s-months-oid daughter of Wilbur A. Murray. met terrible death at the family residence a few miles north of this city. The child
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
saloon Burglarixea.

The saloon operated by N. Janko on Washington Street at the corner or during last night. The entrance was effected through side door into the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14

saloon on he,allsy. After 8ekting into tho saloon, tho thief hskpld hinsself to . bottle of each of the i4srent braude of whislsy which he found cn the shelf in ti1e rear of tho bar, 01ktng In 1all about eiSilt ouarts of whi5key. Noth- ing was missin6 from the salopn ex- cept this whislkey when tho plac6 was opened this morning M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14

Don't miss the big sa1es All shoes 70 per cent. e6. Fer ,cnsh only. (Ns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
nreuwht to City n

t Mrs. II. R. Mansum, wife Of Rev. fast nieht from her home. hear Mont .romery. and carried to an innrmary for treatment. Mrs. Maugum is sui. ferinG from a severe case of lever ana she will soon recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
seciaI ana PereonsI.

Miss Lulu Nicholson, who attends school at Jacksonviile. Ala. is at home for few weeks stay with rela. tives.
 Miss Corinne Hunter of Berlin Is on a visit to her sister. Mrs. H. I. Shelley. on Selma Street.
 MT. B. J. schnster has returned from Washington and New York, where he has been for the past two weeks.
 MT. W. H. Gatchell of Washington, an official of the Southern Railway, spent today In Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
Returns te sellIa.

Howard B. HCnd.x who. for thirty years past. hes Resn iyin4 at xEcAten, yisitfnr relatives. Mir. Bond was for- merly q resident of Selma and DAllas County. but moved from here to Mex leo thirty years ago, and where he has since lived. He hardly knew that he was In Selma, improvements have been 50 great since he left this city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
NIiss Joseph Entertains.

Miss Rachael Joseph was the graz cious hostess on Thursday afternoon for the members of the Thursday Sew ing Club. at her home on Dallas Street The parlpr was prettily decorated with palms and vases of carnations. During were enjoyed.