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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
drying can be made by any farmer
WORK AMONG THE HENS.

Any Of our American breeds make
good broilers and roasters, but the
Wyandottes excel as broiler produc-
ers.
Broilers can be raised successfully
In outdoor brooders placed in an or
binary building. No heat Is required
beside from that in the broders. Out
door brooders are better for such
building than indoor ones.
The Rhode Island hens make eK-
cellent broilers, being close second to
the Wyandottes in that particular.
Short-legged breeds are generally
the best for market purposes.
Start the incubators in January If
you want to have broilers that will be
in season for the best prices.
1t is always best to fill the incubator
lamps in the evening, so that there will
be steady flame during the night.
The directions that will successfully
work with one make of incubator, will
not necessarily do for another. Study
we'll and follow closely the direc-
lions as given by the manufacturer.
No rules can be adopted for supply
ing moisture to hatch, outside of the
condition of the air cell of the egg
be added, and when small, moisture
must be taken away.
A week old egg is not better for
Matching than fresh one.
A neat circular, telling how you feed
and care for your poultry to secure the
best of eggs, coupled with a guarantee
that none will be delivered over three
days old, would soon establish a valu-
able retail trade among the wealthy
citizens of your town.
1t is just as possible to feed hens for
flavor in eggs as to feed cows for flavor
in milk.
Irregularly shaped eggs are caused by
a more or less overfat condition of the
hen. Soft-shelled eggs are often caus-
ed by lack of lime in the food. Feed
ing clover hay has a strong tendency to
overcome that trouble.
AS rule, hens do not care very
much for either barley or oats espec-
tally if they can get wheat or corn.
Feed ground oats in the mash, and
when you feed whole oats, first soak
lit for few hours in hot water. 1t
softens the hulls and the hens pre-
fer it that way. Barley should be a
separate food or the hens will pay no
attention to it.
Grit should not be quite as large
as corn, and not smaller than a grain
of wheat.
A good rule in feeding green cut
bone Is to give pound to every six
teen head of stock two or three times
a week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

$50 pounds of hay in one winter
but will manage to get along on reas-
onably good brush pasture in summer
without anything else.
He seems to have preference for
weeds and underbrush and will give
nice sweet grass the go-by when he
can get the coarser brousing.
A goat cannot jump very high, but
he can almost climb a tree.
A bunch of goats in a small fruit
garden will put 1t out of business in
a very short time. Briars are pie for
them.
You never see goat standing out In
a rain If he can get under shelter. He
takes good care of himself. Goats put
up a bold front at dog for a few
moments but are easily stampeded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

When the plants have been set, pour
IN a pint of water, and as soon as tha
water disappears fill the boxes with
earth.
Never scrape the ridges or the hills
with the hoe. Always hill UP.
Any land that will produce a fair
crop of wheat will grow a fair crop
of sweet potatoes.
Sort the roots out in the field and
place on a hand barrow with the
hands only. Undertake to keep none
that are cut or bruised. Handle care
fully and lay them where they are to
pass the winter easy. And always
keep the temperature at SO degrees
Fahrenheit as nearly as possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
THE PLow AS a POTATO DIGGER.

Farmers who object to the potato
digger as not doing finished work are
finding In the pillow method of elimi-
mating hard work, and securing the
entire crop unmutilated by hoe or
hook,
The pillow Is set low enough to cut
below all tubers. and the team driven
with one horse on each side of the
row, The potatoes are thus thrown
out in the furrow and the soil is SO
loosened that they are readily freed
from it by using the back of the hoe,
thus making potato digging" child's
play and cut tubers unnecessary. The
method enables one to dig two or three
times as many in day, and not work
hard, either.-Bessie Putnam,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
HINTS ON FARM LIFE.


sown at any time UP to the fifth of
June In the latitude of Chicago with
considerable assurance that 1t will
for which it Is to be used, II an early
variety Of corn Is sown, the fodder will
contain good many small ears that
add to its value as feed. Sow in drills
to permit of cultivation, but SOW
thickly in the drills,
If the spring is late and wet many
a farmer will be tempted to go into
his fields to plow before the land is in
proper condition. But blowing that
merely turns wet slice of soil upside
down is damage to the land.
Don't begin blowing until the soil
crunbles and falls loosely from the
moldboards. The crops will be better
for waiting until the land is in good
condition to work.
The farmer who has a good garden
has healthy family as a rule. We
remember being at a farmers' institute
a few years ago when an aged physi-
clan was asked to make few re-
marks. The first thing he said was:
81 noticed all my life that I never got
much money out of the family which
was fed on fruit and vegeta bles."
Using this for text. he gave a most
interesting talk on the benefits to be
derived from fresh fruits and fresh
vegetables in the family. A good gar
den and plenty Of fruit saves doctors
bills.
Hens like to lay in rather dark
nest, the opening from which is hid
den from view. If box nests with the
opening toward the wall are placed in
the poultry house, very few hens will
steal their nests in out-of-the-way
places.-C. M. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
TO STOP HOGS ROOFING.

There are two ways in common use
to keep hogs from rooting-cutting the
cartilage of the nose in a circular
manner and the ordinary one of plac-
ing ring in the nose. Some of the
older farmers still adhere to the cut
ting method, and it seems to answer
severe on the pig.
The pig is held firmly while a sharp
knife blade is inserted through the
cartilage Of the nose at one side and
drawn so as to cut semi-circle just
back of the gristle, on the end of the
nose, across to the same place on the
other side.
This leaves a half ring of gristle
hanging in front of the nose. Some
times this grows fast again, then the
cutting has done no good I do not
believe that anything can be probably
fed to hogs to keep them from roofing
in the country where nearly the whole
feed during the life of the hog is
corn. corn. corn.
Many recommend different feeds
but 1t is my experience that 1t amounts
to what any change Of feed would and
no more. The ringing of pigs Is fal
more common and satisfactory AL
kinds of patent rings and ringers are
used and they are all good.
Through this section the single ring
is. perhaps. used more than any other
The manner of ringing Is about like
this: The shoats are usually intro.
duced to the ring while small, because
so much more easily handled.
The pig Ia taken by each ear a,
once. the front feet lifted from the
ground, the head held firmly between
the knees while another person inserts
the ring In the nose Of the young swine
1t Ia not worry painful operation, as
the pig often goes to eating as soon as
let go, and neithor docs It take much
time.-TIenry Nolan. Touion. Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

In this trial the largest and most
economical gains were made by those
lots receiving milk and grain in com
bination. The least gains were made
by the lot receiving grain only. At the
arbitrary prices assumed for feed. the
lot receiving skim milk only made
gains at the greatest cost.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
A good Shipping Case for milk and
cream.

The milk vessels should be kept
clean and sweet and washed with cold
or tepid water first, then scalded with
boiling water or steam and finished
with a rinsing\ OF lime water. They
should afterwaTd be drained out, sun
ned and aired
Milk from newly calved cows should
not be used for skimming till after
the eighth milking. Such milk is not
fit for butter making for even a longer
period
Milk should be cooled quickly to as
low a temperature as possible and
this should be done in a clean place
where there is no duet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
TALK ABOUT GOATS.

Angora goats generally live twice as
long as sheep.
Poultry fence-not wire netting
makes the best Enclosure for goats.
Goats are fond Of the bark of maple
and apple trees and will quickly kill an
orchard.
Absolutely pure-bred Angoras bring
extremely high prices. Low priced
animals are generally of mixed blood.
A healthy goat will eat about
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

1t should be kept in a place where
the atmosphere is free from foul or
Injurious odor.
A thermometer should be used to
snable every dairyrnan to know the
difference between the temperature Of
the atmosphere and available water.
also the temperature Of his dairy, milk
and cream.
Night and mornings milk should be
kept in separate yesssis but may be
mixed when at the same temperature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
WORK AMONG THE FLoCKs

Some money can be made by buying
old ewes cheaply, breeding them to
first-clas ram and after the lambs are
sold early fattening the old ewes. A
green horn, however, would probably
fail in this direction. 1t is said that
only about 40 per cent of the farms
in the great middle west have any
sheep on them. This is serious mis-
take because on most farms enough
feed is raised which is not utilized in
any other way to keep a small flock.
Sheen do not need much coddling in
winter, although they must have dry
shelter. We have known sheep to win
ter well on the lee side of long hay
rick. but that's no sign that good
sheep house is unnecessary.
Southdowns generally give good re-
turns in both wool and mutton. South
down lambs, properly fattened, are
hard to beat.
Lambs are bringing good prices now;
some prime animals having sold at
s7.35 to $3.50 in the Chicago market
in November. AT these prices there
Make your sheepfold with wide,
double-door If possible.
Organize the sheep growers in your
vicinity against dogs. Do not wait
until some of your animals are killed,
but shoot on sight any dog found in
your field.
A Minnesota sheep grower says he
can produce flrst-class mutton without
any grain except what the animal
CLEANS from the stubble field. We i'm
pose as a condition, however, first
class rams. good ewes and Intelligent
handling,
Unless you have rye pasture In early
spring, you should have good supply
of roots for the sheep,
Sheep should not be allowed on all
of the pasture at one time, and by
moving them from place to place by
means of fence, the rye will grow al
most as fast as 1t is eaten.
The man VINO does not breed to nave
his lambs come before June will never
make much money, 1t is the early
lamb that catches the best prices, A
good plan is to number the ewes and
their lambs as the notherless young
sters can then easily be identified and
placed where they belong. The ewes
can be numbered by an ear tag and
the lambs by marking brush.
Coed care of the ewes from now to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

During iambing time tho faithful
shepherd ia bound to lose some sleep.
but he will save his lambs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28
TO GROW SWEET POTATOES.
This Great Southern Crop Is Often
Very Much Neglected.

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The slips should be ready to set as
soon as the frost Is out of the ground.
The sweet potato requires about six
months to make md mature so 1t will
keep we'll.
Let them be cultivated fast until the
vines get to be too numerous across
the rows
rewed before bedding UP. Plant In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

aaed care of the ewes from now to
iarabiag time will put money in eur
pockets.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

Better have the piow sharpened ana
the reaper and mower repaired before
spring, Do it now,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

Sheep do not need much coddling in
winter, although they must have dry
shelter. We have known sheep to win
ter well on the lee side of a long hay
rick, but that's no sign that a good
sheep house is unnecessary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-28

Southdowns generally give good re-
turns in both wool and mutton. South
down lambs, properly fattened, are
hard to beat.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
LIKES WISCONSIN WEATHER
Better Than Indiana in the Winter
Season.

E. N. Brewer, who lives near Bruce,
was in the city Monday and paid the
News office a call. Mr.. Brewer came
here from Indiana some time ago and
has had an experience with our winter
weather. He says that he can stand
our weather at twenty degrees colder
than in Indiana with less inconvenience.
There the air is damp, here it is dry.
Mr. Brewer rode from home to Lady
smith the coldest day this winter and
experienced no discomfort.
Mr.. Brewer discussed Rusk county
lands while at the News Office. His
idea of our swamps is much different
from that of many people. He says
that he has had experience with swamp
lands of the same kind in Indiana, that
in the past people there discounted
them, but that in more recent years
they have been drained and put to use
and are now worth upwards of S100 per
acre while the hill lands SELL for $35 to
$40 per acre. He believes the time
not far distant when our swamp lands
sWilI b. at premium.
Mr. Brewer says that in his home
country the winter has been SO wet
that the macadam roads have broken
through while the floods have over
flowed the rivers He has not seen a
day this winter when the weather and
roads have not been fit for comfortable
traffic. A pretty good testimonial for
Rusk county.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
To Be Furnished the Public in the
State Bank Vaults.

The state Bank of Ladysmith will at
once arrange the furnish safety deposit
boxes for individual use at their bank
vault. These may be used by the renters
of the boxes for the safekeeping Of any
papers or other things which they may
care to have protected.
This system is in common use at the
cities and will doubtless be appreciated
by many people here. The officers of
the bank freely admit that they have
been surprised with the growth of the
banking business here and that the
extra needs in this line which the bank
is now arranging to meet have come
much sooner then they expected. The
quarters which two years ago appeared
to be ample for number Of years are
already fully occupied, making plans
for the future an immediate question.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION
Engine Explodes, One May Die, 9th
erS Hurt.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. go By the ex-
plosion of the boiler of an engine being
used as power for a corn shreddlng
machine piece of steel, the front end
of the boiler, weighing 00pounds, was
hurled 300 feet over the heads of a
man and woman, knocking stone
weighing over three tons, a distence OF
fifteen feet, and injuring Carl Malikan,
of Center, so badly that it is feared ne
cannot recover. The explosion took
place when Carl Nathan climbed on
the engine to adjust the belt, while his
father, C. F. Malikan, and sister,
Amelia, were standing about 20 feet
before the engine on their farm at Cen
ter. Both were badly scalded and the
girl had her rubber torn from her foot
by missile from the engine. When
the hugh piece of steel weighing 280
pounds whistled over their heads they
both fell in a dead faint and were not
revived for fifteen minutes. The steel
plowed through the walls of the barn
as if they were paper, the barn col
lapsed and two fences were torn partly
away when the steel came to the earth.
Carl Malikan was struck by a piece
that flew from the side of the engine
distance of 200 feet after knocking the
man down with a glancing blow.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
Ingram.

Miss Martha Fveretts was unable to
teach for couple of days last week on
on account of very bad cold.
Archie Barrett and William Bowman
of Bruce were callers in town Monday.
L. E. Chambers has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he is able
to be around again.
Messrs. Bradfeld and King of the
Rusk County Lumber Co., are here
from Grand Rapids, Mich, looking over
business interests at this point.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. L.
j. Byers last Thursday. Nearly 30
people were present and all were served
with coffee and rolls.
A. P. Kearney came up from HannI-
bal Saturday evening, returning Tues
day morning. He reports work pro-
crossing nicely on the mill recently pur-
chased there by the Kearney Bros.
Two daughters of c. E. Rees were
callers in town last week, having come
to see their father, who recently under
went an operation. Ingram Leader.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
ADVERTISE THE STATE
Purpose, Great Benefit
to this Location

A bill has been introduced in the leg
islature providing for board of immi-
grafton with the purpose in view of
placing the advantages of the unde-
veloped portion of the state before the
people who need homes.
The bill provides that the board shall
consist of the secretary of state, the
commissioner of statistics aud labor
and the chief clerk of the state land
office. 1t is said that these men are
we'll adapted to the work.
The commission is to publish docu-
ments showing the advantages offered
by the undeveloped portion of the state
for farming and industries. 1t pro-
vides for proper distribution of this
printed matter and personal work.
The bill is comprehensive one and
should have the support of the people
Of the whole state.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
The Champion Chancellor.

Chancellor Day Of the Syracuse univer-
sity protests too much. He works like
an honest, Industrious hired man, try
ing to earn big salary. He has had
lots of money from "Johny" Archibald
for the university, and doubtless hopes
to get a lot more; so he makes speeches
to associations of manufacturers, as he
did in New York Thursday night, and
scores the labor unions for taking part
in politics; declaring it to be a menace
to democratic institutions. And he
stood up to his full seven foot hight and
declared for swollen fortunes the big
ger the better. The man who is shout
ing against trusts, and corporations
and swollen fortunes will go down into
history with the men who smashed Ark
wright's cotton gin, and ridiculed
Stephenson's locomotive, he said.-Free
Press.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
.RUSK CO. BURIAL ASSN
Special Meeting Changes Some Things
in Working of the
Association.

At special meeting of the Rusk Co.
Burial association change was made
in the bylaws affecting the rate of as
sessment. Heretofore fiat rate has
prevailed. The experience of the as
sociation has been that the losses have
all been of elderly people which sug-
guested that the assessments should be
rated accordingly. Hereafter the low
est rate will be Is cents with an in
crease of one cent for each year of in
crease in age.
S. L. CHECKER was elected president
in place of w. E. Clark, resigned. Mr..
Sheldon was elected vice president and
Frank Whiteake and H. V. Curtis on
the advisory board.
J. H. Crocker appointed solicitor.
The field was enlarged from heretofore
county limits to an unlimited area.
The following burial benefits have
been paid:
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
GRASSLAND MEETING jim HILL ON The WEST
The Association Met at Court House
Tuesday and Decided
to Incorporate.


The Grassland Association of Rusk
Co. held special meeting at the court
house in Ladysmith Tuesday.
From out of town were W. A. Black
burn of Bruce, C. K. Ellingson of Haw-
kins, D. W. Maloney of Glen Flora and
r. w. Richardson of Tony.
The first matter taken up was the
question of whether to incorporate,
which was decided in the affirmative.
The committee, Messrs. Maloney,
Thompson and Blackburn, reported pro-
posed articles of incorporation, which
with few amendments were adopted.
The name will be the immigration
Association of Rusk County. All who
contributed to the Grassland car fund
are eligible to membership without the
payment of membership fees.
The date of the annual meetings will
be the first Tuesday in Feb. after the
completion of the incorporation.
Various matters were discussed. A
committee on Write-up of advertising
matter for the association and to be
submitted to the expected state bureau
of immigration was appointed as fol-
lows: Campbell, Blackburn, Maloney,
Rooney and Ellingson.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on special advertising matters:
Miller, Rooney, Campbell.
The following committee to COM
plete the incorporation was appointed:
Miller, Rooney, Campbell.
w. A. Blackburn discussed the prog
ress of the Rusk county Fair associa-
ton, for which the people of Bruce
stand sponsors, saying that more than
81, 500 has been subscribed and that all
parts of the county thus far invassed
have shown a good will that is en-
couraging. He said that the work Of
soliciting had been suspended during
the recent cold spell but that it would
be taken up again with vigor. The as
sociation will hold ameeting on Wednes-
day, Jan. 18th, to which he invited
everyone.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions urging our members of the
assembly and senate to use their best
endeavors to secure the passage of an
act creating a board of immigration
amply equipped to do effective work
for the settlement and development of
the undeveloped portions of Wisconsin.
The association adjourned to meet
again Feb. 9Th.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
Residence of M. Reed Burned.

Fire again visited our village last
Saturday, the residence and much of
the household goods of M. Reed being
destroyed. The fire originated in the
roof, and is believed to have been
caused by an overheated stove pipe.
Within few minutes after discovery,
and before assistance could be secured
the roof was mass of flame, prevent
ing the saving of the contents of the
upper story, where most of the cloth
ing of the family was stored. The
contents of the first story were all re-
moved and saved. Glen Flora Star.