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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
Referred to tho Authorities.

To President Roosevelt and DR.. Lons
this nature story Is respectfully re-
ferred. The animal in question be-
longs to a gilded youth who has more
money than he knows what to do with.
n consequently spends it somewhat
b%oyishly. His retriever enjoys a scent
bath every morning. II is exceeding
~ particular as to where he dimes. He
is now growing fat and lazy, and, al
though fond Of snealling out for a
morning stroll in Central park, OBJ
jects to walking home again. His plan
is to watch for a hanson. if going in
his direction at a walk. and Slip into
IT.. When any attempt is made to dis
lodge him he simply displays two rows
OF magnificent teeth and wrinkles his
upper lip in q curiously suggestive
smile. Most of h park keepers know
him, and give the cabmen his address.
Cabmen in the vicinity Of the park
keep a lookout for him and leave their
doors i%nvitingly open. When the dog
reaches home he remains in the cab
until the valet m out to pay his
fare. Then he descends in a ~leisurely
name and eats his luncheon with
appetite.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
Atehison Globe Sights.

Everyone knows something he can't
tell.
Bad weather is abused almost az
much as a married man.
AS a rule, the meaner a man Is tho
more he thinks Of himself.
Drinking men seldom become great.
Neither do fishing M hunting men.
Many people would be more truth
full. were it not for their uncomfortable
desire to talk.
A man is sometimes so busy making
money h a he neglects to take a i Of
what he has already made.
Occasionally we meet a drunken man
who claims to be smart. but a sober
man soon gets over the notion.
The first face n child sees is full of
kindness. and the last to bend over
him whe he is old and dying. is fun
OF plying tenderness. It is the faces
he sees in between that causa him trou.
BILE.
The longer we live. the more we be-
come impressed with the fact that
where you find one person able to do
something fairly well, there are twenty
who frivol. and believe their worthless
ness is genius.
We have heard at least nine out of
ten Of our friends say that they have
had enough trouble without that. no
doubt referring to the crowning sorrow
OF all. from which we are led to be-
lieve that nc n Is exempt from great
worry and bother.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
RAPE IN The CORN.

, We have frequently called attention
TO the sowing Of Dwarf Essex rape in
the corn fields for p%asturing with sheep
or hogs. Recently We We're through a
flfty-acre field in which about 500
ewes and lambs had been running since
the corn was in roasting ears stage
and were pleased With the results.
There was scarcely a spear of grass or
weeds Of any sort to be seen in the
field n the rape was eaten to the
ground. The blades were cleaned from
the stalks up as high as the sheen
jured the corn. Since it became hard
and the other feed was all
they have been eating corn, but not
wasting any. Ears that were started
at were cleaned of corn entirely. ONLY
one cob was found With some of the
corn remaining on it. This is because.
we presume, that it is easier to eat
from q cob that has been started than
to start at a fresh one. These sheep
We're q mixed lot, some being native
grade ~Shropshires and others west
ems that had been twice wintered in
the corn belt.
If more sheep were kept on our farms
ana tney were. used to clean the fields
OF weeds 1T would be getting some
him for nothing and less. These
sheep had not injured the corn until
all other feed vas gone and then they
We're not wasting any With rape in
the corn field there will be less growth
OF foXtail spring up after the last cul-
ovation, and this alone will pay for
the cost Of the rape seed. Hogs will
lind a great of feed in rape
and the growing price and unreliable
1ty or labor will warrant some loss of
grain and then most likely be a gain
over paying what is demanded by men
who cannot be depended upon over
night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
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TREASURE TRovE.

1t seemed that my sudden abstrac-
don had Offended Cecily more deeply
:han Imagined. for when l knocked
ut her door mex. evening. she told me
CURLY that she was not feeling we'll
and intended going early to bed. So I
went back to my oom. rather glad
self.
Resides, Cecily was a good deal like
2 highly flavore dish-to be fully en-
joyed only at intervals. AID. too. there
was only one point as yet unsettled
where h and Tremaine had been the
hight OF the murder. That, l felt, could
be cleared Up without much difficulty
b first time h received me. which
Would probably be not later than to-
morrow. / had a premonition that
that line of inquiry. too. would lead
1owhere-that Cecily would prove, by
Q word. that neither she nor Tremaine
had been anywhere near the Marathon
at the hour of the crime. In n event
! had plenty of time. and l could spend
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
DEMAND FOR BREEDING EWES

Never before have so many breeding
ewes gone through the markets and
back to the farms as this year. Main-
~ these have been range ewes. and
thus Will be free from the liability
of disease which follows some natives.
From Chicago these ewes have gone
into kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio, In
diana and Virginia. Some have gone
to New York. Michigan has taken
feeders. but not so many ewes. AS
Kentucky and Tennessee have aiken
abont ohe.third more than the usual
number Of ewes there is to be ex-
Ieeted an Increase in lambs from
that section to Louisville and Cincin-
nati as Wen as to Chicago. Iowa and
Missouri have also bought from Oma-
ma and Kansas City. and the dealers
i'll this city nave sent many from Da-
kota to Iowa. farms.
Many or these are aged ewes and
VIII be sent on to market with their
lambs next summer or fall. The sue
cess of this plan depends on the care
given and the success in raising lambs.
Many times the lamb sent to market
from the farm just before the begin-
ming OF the run from the ranges, will
bring as much money as If kept till
the next spring. This requires good
feed from the time the lamb is dropped
until it goes to market, but nothing
Will take the place Of good pastures
for the ewes.
Experienced men have paid as high
as 81 per hundred for ewes in Chicago
to take out to raise lambs. The sea
son is about over for this wear. as
it is time the mating was being lone
I the Intention is to sell spring lambs.
Some are deferred from this line of
sheep farming because of the distance
from market but others ship as far
with good satisfaction. We have been
Well pleased with sending lambs to
CllClgO in mast vcarS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

When corn was sold at 10 or is cents
per bushel and a quarter of a dol
lar was a high price, the farmer could
afford to put a blanket of fat around
his cattle or horses and allow them
considerable exposure to the weather.
Though 1t was probably never eco
nomical and certainly not humanitar-
ian. to winter stock with only barb
wire" shelter 1t certainly is not in
these days. Feed is high so is lum-
Der. but the latter properly put into
buildings can be used many winters
while the former once assimilated by
the animal will never be available
again for the same purpose. There
fore provide shelter for your stock. It
need not be expensive u enough to
keep off the storms and allow at least
q. quiet. reasonably warm and dry
place at nights. Men are out all day
a warm place at night, SO. too. it seems.
1t would be profitable to prepare for
the stock. Horses not at work will
winter with little shelter, and If feed
is plentiful. will come out in the spring
In shape for a seasons work and be
better than If kept in a close barn
and fed heavily with grain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't try to churn until YOUR cream
is ripe. IL cream is kept warm, say
around 60 degrees, for twenty four
hours before churning, it will be Just
right. and it will churn in 35 or 40 min
ut2S.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't feed %turnips; but II you will do
it. Feed them sparingly Immediately
after milking. BY the time Of the
next milking the flavor will have
passed from the cows system.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't overwork butter for that gives
1t Il greasy appearance and spoils the
grain. Don't underworld it, for that will
give 1T a streaky appearance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Many new users of cream s~eparators
say that their separator cream does not
keep any better than Dreaming in the
old way. OF course. it doesn't. The
1t is separated. then it will keep sew
eral days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
SOME THINGS NOT TO DO.

II your cream foams in the churn
It is likely the cream is too cold. Don't
warm 1t by pouring hot water into the
cream. Draw off the cream, put it in
a lar and set it in warm water un-
til it is raised to the right temperature
for churning.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't churn for two or three hours.
The thing to do is to find out at what
temperature your cream will churn the
quickest and then raise your cream to
thai tcmperature
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Professor Hacker says alfalfa hay
and corn silage produces more butter
for him than any other roughage COM
bination he has tried, and he puts the
feeding value Of a ton OF alfalfa at
$40.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Clover straw should be scattered back
on the fields after threshing. Not much
OF 1T Will be eaten by stock, and 1t is
LOO valuable to let stand and rot down
IN a stack. Spread this on the thin
spots of the clover field and see how
1t helps matters next season.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

During the winter season ia a pooa
time to watch the calve you have
selected to build up our herd, Keen
only the calves which develop good
digestive powers and have unmistak-
able signs Of dairy work. -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't feed too many potatoes to the
mich cows. They are apt to impart a
tallowy appearance to the butter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Don't undertake to get along next
season without ice. If you can't get
sawdust for packing. use good, clean
wheat cnaI.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

me Importance of considering the
'plant on which the seed selected for
growing the next crop is not as a gen
eral thing considered as it should be.
aWG rows OF corn. planted by an ex-
nearly half of the stalks down on the
ground, two other rows had only three
or four per cent so down. Yet If seed
We're picked from the wagon at husk-
ing Tune there would be many ears Sc
undesirable as they are. Potatoes from
a plant that has produced a number Of
large, smooth tubers will be much more
desirable for planting thar even better
specimens from plants that produced
only one good potato and a nlmber Of
small or rough ones. To tell ANYTIME
about these things the seed must be see
lected the field. We would much
rather plant the small potatoes from a
productive plant than the large ones
from plants That did not produce but
the one large smooth tuber.
AS a man is of little consequence in
the world without at least a reasonably
good physical being SO the plant is Of
little consequence that is not strong
ana naray. me man may by great at
tent1on to avoid unfavorable conditions
accomplish something Of good, but the
plant cannot be protected from the va
riations of the weather. to the same ex-
tent that many may care for himself
flick out suitable ears. grown on the
proper sort Of stalks, dry out we'll and
keep dry or put where they win not
freeze severely, or better both dry and
Keep from very great cold and the time
spent Will 90 much to prevent the poor
stand that is now being husked. The
loss in the corn crop of 1907 from
planting ordinarily good seed would
pay many times the cost Of having had
strictly good seed corn. We do not for
get that the seed planted last spring
had unusual griefs to stand. but strict
ly good seed would have stood them
much better than what was generally
planted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Clean out the COW stalls every day
n pu in fresh bedding. Use a fork
then a steel brush or hoe will scran
out the better than anything
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
SIZE UP YOUR COWS.

Iowa dairy farmers will have to sell
OFF nearly so per cent. of their COWS
before they put their business on q
profitable basis. 1t is a notorious fact
that nearly half of the cows in Iowa,
which are being MIXED this winter. will
lose money for their owners. Still we
venture thai the majority of these COW
will be fed h fat Of the land. and bob
up In the dairy herds again next spring.
l can't understand why farmers will
when they are losing on them every
week they are MIXED. Will 1t not pay
to test these COWS this winter and cut
out the ones which have been robbing
you? Make every COW stand upon her
own bottom, and 1t will surprise you
how some OF them will fall down. In
stead of pouring your feed into twenty
cows. better select out five Of the
money-makers and sell the others. You
Will cut down your help expense and
have a big lot Of grain left next spring.
There has been some of the worst
work done on the roads over which we
have Travelled this past month thai we
ever saw. A road grader is a good ma
chine when the man who uses 1t also
uses his brains, otherwise. other
n n road supervisor that we
are criticising. nor Is our own
opinion only that we are expressing.
IT comes to US every few days. Re-
ports Of earth and weeds drawn into
the middle of the road and left too
rough for any team to travel over. in,
places piled up in a sharp ridge, and in
others the earth drawn from the two
sides not meeting in the center Of the
road. Often the bitches are not deep
enough to drain the surface water from
the road. All this will be accounted for
by the operators on account of lack of
time to do a proper job. yet not one OF
the men doing this work would tolerate
such a half done piece of work on their
own farms.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

In feeding animals of all sorts care IA
needed not to over-feed. Most feeders Of
steers keep corn before them all the
time. but we believe no man who has
tried feeding at regular intervals Just
what the animal will eat up in a short
time will claim that the former method
will produce better results with the
same amount of feed. 1t may be the
only practical way in which some men
can feed 100 or 500 head owing to the
problem of help or some other controls
ing item. But is it the best7
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
FARM c

Some farmers make a nice thing BY
constantly looking about for some new
crop OF which the supply is short. A
missouri farmer had in twenty acres
OF pop corn this season and 1t has
turned him In about $500.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

For green feed for poultry there is
nothing quite so good as alfalfa or Glow
er chopped up fine, steamed and then
fed as a mash. Poultry will thrive on
II, the eggs will keep coming right
along through the winter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

: Frozen cream loses Its nice flavor and
frst class butter cannot be made out
OF 1t. besides 1t is very hard to churn-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Tho man who is feeding 50 cent corn
and so cent oats to his cows will have
to see pretty heavy cream checks to
keep things even. Generally cream
buyers have advanced the prices paid
for cream, but the situation calls for
precise feeding and economical care.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
TIMBER FOR SHELTER.

Did you ever hear a man regret that
he planted a or a shelter belt
twenty or more years ago? Have you
trees there" and pointing out some
particular place. "when 1 first came
here what a great advantage 1t would
be to the farm now or words Of thai
purnort? Time is short looking back
ing some trees do not allow the idea
OF time to prevent. The shelter Of a
grove in our colder climates is great.
Northern Iowa or similar ATTITUDES will
be more comfortable on a cold winter
day behind a well grown windbreak
than a hundred miles south without
shelter. We will never forget one event.
ful cold stormy day in southern Mtnne-
sofa: many years ago.. when facing a
northwest wind We were approaching a
set OF we'll put up farm buildings. Half
a mile or more away we could see the
cattle standing in apparent comfort
and we wondered. but suddenly there
was a change, our horses had cantered
into the protection of a timber claim
grove II 1t seemed that the mercury
had risen 40 degrees in a minute,
Cattle and horses were nfbbltne at
the straw stack, their owner was work
ing around with apparent comfort and
even 1 got warm in the pleasant sur
roundtngs. That state is ahead of Iowa
In the way Of shelter belts and on that
account the rigors of winter are less
felt than further south. The timber
countries are pleasanter in winter than
the prairies n corn was grown much
more satisfactorily in the big woods
country II in more sc -thern ATTITUDES
where timber was unknown.
With these thoughts in mind let us
have more shelter belts planted. Trees
are a great help in the dry Winds
country as they will modify the effect
OF those crop destroying freaks of ma
IuTf m n1n nf OpJ~ 1~rv
reids OF corn that produced any appre-
claoie crop We're those on the north side
OF the hills or north of a shelter belt
OF trees. We see these things when
the winds, either hot or cold, blow, but
US .rees cannot be planted then all is
time comes. Trees sap the soil. moth
ing can be raised near hem" True.
but a field with a shelter belt will prob
ably In a series Of years produce more
than one without.
shelter for the buildings is even more
important. A few rows of ~eyergreens
VIII add many dollars to the farm ten
or tWenty years hence if planted next
spring and properly cared for. A few
years only is required before they will
need no further than keeping
the stock away from them, and their
has begun. Does any one
doubt the advantage Of a grove for
shelter? II so let him get out in a wind
Mnere 1T has a fair sweep and stand
and compare the differences. Broken,
hlliy countries do not need the trees
as do more level sections Of COUNTRY
put In the latter that are "a thing Of
beauty n joy forever" Stock gets
out OF the winds behind hills and barns
are put In protected places where the
race or the country will so admit.
AYE, plant a tree. Jock. it will be
growing While ye're sleepin'."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Many seem to think that darwin.
together. They are in error. For 1 ~
two work together so nicely that If i.
a waste to separate them. Cows ana
pigs thrive on clover. and there ..
nothing that will crowd pigs like skim
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

A correspondent asks how much he
feed his COWS. A ton OF alfalfa
taias about 200 pounds of lnrotein
while a ton of bran contains abo,"t
125 pounds. When the great feedins
value Of alfalfa is better understood
more OF 1t will be fed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

When cows have fallen CT in the,-
milk flow it takes fine work to get them
back. Silage will help do it, and clover
nay, meal, bran and oats will start milk
under ordinary conditions. Some cows
VIII not recover until they freshen
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Cows will readily eat turnips. alb
crown on the farm. To prevent any
faint in the milk, better feed these
things just after milking. instead of be-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Calves intended for the dairy seldom
make good show calves. These dairy
calves require different food and difrer,
ent care. The show calf must be fed
Iattening foods; the dairy calf requires
Eestion. p4e w.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
DAInY NOTES..

DAIRY NOTES.
Professor Hacker says alfalfa hay
and corn silage produces more butter
for him than any other oughage COM
bination he has tried, and he puts the
feeding value OF a ton OF alfalfa at
$50.
Many new users Of cream separators
keep any better than Dreaming in the
old way. OF course. it doesn't. The
cream should be cooled at once after
1T is separated. then it will keep sew
eral days.
During the winter season is a good
time to watch the calve YOU have
selected to build up your herd. Keep
only the calves which develop good
aigestive powers and have unmistak-
able signs OF dairy work.
Clean out the cow stalls every dav
m put in fresh bedding. Use a fork
then a steel brush or hoe will scrane
out the better thar anything
else.
The man who is feeding 50 cent corn
and so cent oats to his COWS will have
to see pretty heavy cream checks to
keep things even. Generally cream
buyers have advanced the prices paid
for cream, but the situation calls for
precise feeding and economical care.
Cows will readily eat turnips. cab
bages or most any root or vegetable
grown on the farm. To prevent any
faint In the milk, better feed these
things just after milking. instead of be-
fore.
When cows have fallen CIT in their
ml}k flow 1t k fine work to get them
back. Silage will help do it, and clover
nay, meal. bran and oats will start milk
under ordinary conditions. Some cows
VIII not recover until they freshen
again.
Just think Of it: Professor Fraser
says there are 1000 cows in Illinois
thai show a profit Of only AZ cents each :,
above cost of feed. No wonder so manv
farmer quit after a year or two. The
sooner the better with that kind Of
cows. "a
It does not pay to play or fool with
the hetfer calves intended for mich
cows. A mean COW often results from
teaching a calf to butt. Deal gently
with them, but give them to understand
you are boss.
Calves intended for the dairy seldom
make good show calves. These dairy
calves require different food and difrar,
ent care. The show calf must be fed
fattening foods; the dairy calf requires
food for a strong body and annie d.
gestion. p1e oA-
A correspondent asks how much r..
a afford to pay for alfalfa hay to
teed MS cows $40 A ton OF alfalfa con-
while a ton of bran contains abo,,t
l25 pounds. When the great feedinp
value of alfalfa is better understnna
more OF 1t will be fed.
Many seem to think that d.,,,
and swine breeding will not 20 w aH
together. They are in error. for tba
two work together so nicely that II :.
a waste to separate them. Cows ana
pigs thrive on clover. and there =
nothing that will crowd pigs like Skin
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

1t does not pay to play or fool with
the heifer calves intended for ,,tieh
cows. A mean COW often results from
teaching a calf to butt. Deal gently
with them. but give them to understand
you are boss.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

Just think Of it: Professor Fraser
says there are 25o,O0 cows in Illinois
that show a profit Of only n cents each.
above cost Of feed. No wonder SO many
quit after a year or two. The
COWS. "a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20

She laughed like a pleased estild.
"Yes--are they not pretty, che? Let
ne show you" and springing from the
soucn she ran into her bedroom. In
q moment she was back again. a box
OF inlatd ebony In her hands.
Sect" h cried, and threw back