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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
SOME FEEDING NOTES.

A straw covered shed open to the
south makes an ideal shelter for cattle
in winter. More Of these sheds are
seen throughout Iowa than any other.
Snow is a mighty useful thing as a
covering for winter wheat, but de-
cidedly improbable as fattening
food for farm stock.
Keep the sheep off frozen rape A
very small quantity may not injure
them, but any amount will do them
no good.
Up in Minnesota where they raise a
great deal of barley 1t is fed to the
cattle with fairly good results; but
there is nothing on earth that will put
fat on a steers ribs like shelled corn
and alfalfa.
Every farmer ought to raise suffi-
cient oats to supply him with at least
one daily ration for his horses
throughout the year. Too much corn
does a horse harm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

The cash returns from our dairy
may seem comparatively small when
we consider the prices of grain, hay
and fodder that we feed the cows
but we must look further ahead and
consider the amount of fertility that
is added to our farms every year from
a well-cared for dairy. If we notice
the successful farmers of locality
and study their farm management wa
will find that in every instance they
are the ones who are utilizing the
stored-up fertility Of their farms to
the most profitable advantage and re-
placing 1t as rapidly as possible for
future crops. Any man may make a
successful soil robber for few years,
but it REQUIRES genius to make a
! good farmer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
DAMAGES TO THE COLTS
Many Valuable Animals Lost Through
Ignorance or Carelessness on
the Farm.
(By DR.. A. S. Alexander. Wisconsin

| Sby Dr. A. S. Alexander, Wisconsin
Station.)
| SCIRRUS cord Is seen in colts
~ where the operation has been
| rough. done with dirty instru-
ments, or where the cords have been
severed too low by an emasculator In
strument, or infective matters have
entered wound Of too small size
which has induced adhesions between
the cord and the scrotal walls.
To prevent the formation of these
tumors, which are troublesome and
dangerous to remove when of large
size, care should be taken not only to
use clean instruments and make large
incfsions In the scrotum when remov
Ing the testicles, but to keep the
wounds open for several days after
the operation so that no adhesions
may take place or blood clots or pus
collect in the scrotum.
When the colt has been castrated
turn him into a grass field, once daily
rip open the scrotal wounds and break
down any adhesions that have COM
menced and keep this up until white
pus is seen to flow from the wounds.
at which stage there is neither danger
of tumors forming nor of the colt
Surrounding to lock jaw (tetanus).
The germ Of tetanus (bachillus
tetani) cannot live in the presence of
oxygen. hence where air enters a
wound freely lock jaw is prevented.
Where the disease attacks castrated
colt it may be taken as certain that
the scrotal wounds, in closing. retained
tetanus germs which thereupon multi
piled in the absence of air.
1t Is not only necessary to open the
scrotal wounds to prevent tetanus and
formation Of tumors, but also to see
that the colt is thoroughly exercised
every day.
Some farmers seem to think that
the newly castrated colt should be
shut up in box stall and there kept
as quiet as possible until his wounds
heal. This is all wrong. Swellings are
sure to appear at the sheath and in
the hind legs and even under the belly
unless the colt is we'll exercised.
Exercise is necessary to keep the
blood In circulation, and if it circu-
lates freely there will be no dropsical
swelling and much less danger of peri
tonitis inflammation of the mem
brane lining the abdominal cavity
uue " l1IeCIlOu ana almost
always fatal.
/ 1t Is we'll to hitch the colt up in a
lsulky or cart soon after the operation
and give him mile or two on the
|road in this way and repeat daily I'M
til he has perfectly recovered. When
he is simply turned out to grass he is
apt to hunt corner of the field and
sulk there as he feels sick and disin-
clined to Craze or run about.
Unless he is stirred up now and then
and made to exercise, his condition
will steadily go from bad to worse I'M
til great swellings appear and he may
succumb to blood poisoning"
See to it then that the castrated colt
is not allowed to stand idle in the
3 pasture field. 1t would be better tc
put him to work or drive him thar
to let this occur, and were all of the
advice we have given here generally
acted upon by owners of animals, there
would be far less loss to complain OF
than now is the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
TO help POOR GRASSES
Animals Leave Plenty of Nitrogen
But Phosphates Are Always
Needed.
fly w. R. Gilbert, Ontario Experi-
ment Station.)

fBy w. R. Gilbert. Ontario Experi-
ment Station.)
THE very large number of queries
that 1 have answered on this
subject show that there is a
widespread desire for Information
among farmers as to how they can
most easily and cheaply improve their
poor pastures.
always answer these questions
With particular interest, for, travelling
about as I have done, I have seen
thousands and thousands of acres of
the most miserable pastures in every
part Of the country. and always hope
that my querist is one of those whose
poor pastures have seen, and that at
last he is making an effort to do some
thing towards their improvement.
There Is nothing on farm which
can be so easily and cheaply i'm
proved as pasture. An old saying
has it that anything that comes out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
NOTES ON CARE OF SHEEP.

Don't think because an old eve has
gone through this season she will five
or six more, If she is six years old,
better turn her off this fall.
Machine sheep shearing has come to
universal practice. The rapidity with
which the shearing is done, coupled
with the humane method of remoy-
ing the fleece without injury to the
animals by cutting. has put the sheep
shears out OF use.
Where ewes lack full flow of milk
for their young, they should be placed
in quiet place and fed on those feeds
that are most likely to produce milk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
THE HIRED MANS SIDE,

Seems to me the trolley Is cutting
quite figure in this hired help ques-
ton. 1t connects him with the town
and brings him in closer touch with
town life than he has ever been be-
fore. When a man knows he can
Jump on car that passes the farm
and land In town, six miles away, as
i do within thirty minutes. he does
not feel as though he was out of the
world. Before the trolley came we
were completely shut up on the place
during the winter and spring when
the roads could not be travelled. But
now the mud makes no difference and
we can go to town as often as need be
without loss of time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
RAIL FENCE PHILOSOPHY.

Wonder when our road commits
sioners will learn how to make roads
on scientific principles? Most of them
go on from year to year, blowing q
narrow strip along the side and raking
the loose earth toward the center.
They never drag nor roll the ground
afterward and when wet weather
comes the last state of the road is
worse than the first-if that were pos
sible. A plank drag or a split log
drag-neither of which costs more
than s6. will keep a country road in
as good condition as it can be kept
without understanding and macadam
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

On the farm of William Harms, In
Monroe county, Iowa, is two-headed
calf which is more than month old.
1t has two ears, four eyes and two
distinct mouths. 1t eats with both
mouths at the same time, but has been
seen to eat with one and drink with
the other.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
Never sing or talk loudly when
milking strange COW.

I see the question as to whether a
hired man is entitled to double pay II
he works on holidays has been raised.
Maybe he is, according to contract,
but it seems to me that in the long
run it would pay both sides better to
give the hired man his holiday, or If
absolutely necessary for him to work
to let it go in with the rest of the
month.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

The loneliness of farm life is hard
on young people and the hired man
suffers as much as anybody. If he has
any red blood in his veins he naturally
likes to see what is going on around
him, and If he cannot escape from the
farm for weeks at a time, he becomes
restless and begins to think Of a Job
some place where he can see greater
variety of life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

Occasionally we see man driving
unconcernedly along the road with a
nervous frightened cow dragging be-
hind at the end of a rope Then we
want to reverse the animal and place
the man where he belongs-at the end
of the rope.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

Please tell me what to do for
feather pullers. My hens are affected
that way.-Mrs. e. B. Flood, Michigan.
(Give them fresh meat chopped fine,
turn them out on the range, feed some
green cut bone The best way to pre-
vent feather pulling is to keep the
hens busy scratching in winter. They
are not affected when they have plenty
of exercise and some animal food.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
ENEMY OF THE APPLE.
The insect that causes the gres

amount of loss to fruit growers Is
without doubt, the coddling moth, and
yet 1t is rarely seen. 1t flies only at
night and is not attracted either by
lights or sweets.
The moth lays her scale-like eggs
about the time the trees are in bloom
and in few days the worms are
Matched out and proceed to burrow
into the fruit. After time the apple
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

falls to the ground. the worm emerges
and finds it's way to the tree. where
1t forms cocoon under the bark for
shelter during the winter.
Spraying with Paris Green, COM
bined with Bordeaux mixture, just af-
ter the blossoms have fallen and again
Ia week later, will check, If not en-
tirely. destroy this pest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

Does the butcher lump" off his
meat when he sells it over the coun-
ter? Not much Then why should
YOU sell him your calves or lambs or
pigs by guess?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31
CARE OF SICK ANIMALS.

1t is hard job to give medicine by
the mouth to a sick pig. But nom
Irritating medicines may be injected
with syringe under the skin. Inject
on the flank or inside the thigh where
the skin Is thin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

Robert Conner, of Iowa. wants to
know If a COW can have tuberculosis
without showing Outside signs" Gin
deed she can. Many fine healthy ap-
pearing cattle have tuberculosis which
is developed only by the test. If you
have any suspicion of your cows bet
ter have them tested at once. Never
buy COW or bull that has not been
tested.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

James Hennessy. of Indiana. and
Robert c.. Lanier. Of Virginia, both
ask the same question:: What causes
swelling in joints of colts just dropped
and what will cure? Mr.. Lanier says
he lost a fine colt from this disease.
cit is cause In infection through the
navel cord and is rarely cured. When
foals are dropped the greatest care
should be taken to prevent Infection.
Wash the navel cord in good anti
septic two or three times every day.
II Infection sets in and pus appears in
the navel or joints. open them and
wash out by injecting with a syringe
one part of corrosive sublimate to one
thousand parts of water. Better have
your druggist make 1t up. Sometimes
the Infected navel may be cauterized
with lunar caustic. 1t should be
frequently washed with a weak solu-
ton of iodine. If the colt is badly
affected better kill IT'D
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

Mrs Mary Gregory, of Missouri,
writes that her three-year-old mare
bites the crib and sucks in air making
a roaring sound what shall 1 do?"
she asks. (Sell the colt, but first tell the
buyer how she is affected A cribber
is not worth the trouble to try to cure
him.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-31

No medicine will prevent SOW
from dropping dead pigs This is
caused by feeding too much corn.
The SOW should be fed bran mashes,
shorts, clean hay with little cracked
corn before narrowing. An all-corn
diet will cause dead pigs to fall.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Bitten by Mad Cat.

Mrs. Levi Koon, white lady 72
years old, living over in Saluda
county, was bitten by mad cat on
Saturday. The old lady was work
ing in the garden, and while on her
knees or in STOPPING position the
ferocious animal jumped upon her
and fastened its teeth 80 deep into
one of her hands that it had to be
checked almost to death before it let
loose, after which it was Immediately
killed. There have recently been
several maddogs killed in that COM
munity, and it is supposed that one
of them bit the cat. Mrs. Koon
boarded the train here Sunday for
Cak Grove, Ga, where she will he
treated with Johnston
Monitor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Another "Richest Woman In the World"

Sonora Creel, wife of the new Am
bassador from Mexico, is the richest
woman in the diplomatic corps.
Many years ago her husband gave
her title to numerous gold prospects
in the State of chihuahua, and only
recently have these been developed.
1t is estimated that there is already
in sight s2OO,OOO,OOO in her mines,
and her income is enormous. Sonora
Creel, according to this account, is
not only the richest woman in the
diplomatic corps in Washington, but
she is probably the richest woman in
her own right in the world, at least
potentially SOW ashington Herald.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
WROTE WINE "a "a ~ ~
" owing gnand N n
my Female Troubles H ~ III
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al WROTE YOU
Visible cstton Supply.

New Orleans, May 17.-Seoretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton issued to-day shows the to-
tai visible to be 4. .49O. 1920 against 4, ,e13, ,O69
last week and &, 900, ,9l8 last year. OF this
the total of American cotton is 3,O7s, ,329,
against 3,191 ,069 last week and 2,435, ,0l6
last year, and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,411, 900,
against 100000 last week and 1,545, 900
last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 2,7O5, 900,
against 1,946, 900 last year; in Egypt 1885,
600, against $4,000 last year; in India
sO7, 900 against 1,O72, 900 last year, and in
the United States s45, 900, against s51 900
last year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Negro Troops Guilty.

Washington, d. c., May 23.-In
the executive session of the Senate
committee on military affairs inves-
tigating the Brownsville affair yes
terday, a majority of the committee
agreed that the testimony proves
corolusiveiy that the negro troops
did the shooting, Senator Foraker
and three others only excepting.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
The Pension Law.

The following observations from
the Carolina Spartan, on the State
pension law, are we'll worthy of care.
full consideration
AS interpreted and administered,
the pension law is very unequal.
There are many abuses. When the
number of pensioners in this county
is considered, with the fact that they
are increasing every year, it is proof
that there is something wrong. 1t
is easy to understand how the pen
sion list of the Federal army grows
no less forty-two years after the war
is, over. But what is the matter
with the Spartanburg pension roll
Several men have complained be-
cause their applications were re-
jected.
1t is evident that the law will
have to be changed. The attention
of our legislators is called to the
weak places in it. If soldier vol
unteered and entered Confederate
service and afterwards deserted he
is able to get on the pension roll.
The board has no means of finding
out his record. Last week we were
informed that there were three de.
serters from one company drawing
pensions and one of them was get
ting 500. There are several women
on the list whose husbands may have
died in service, but they married
afterwards and are now widows for
second time and they are drawing.
Then men and women from other
States, whose record is not known
here, sent blanks to their former
homes and got their papers signed
and they are drawing We would
be pleased to have list of mon who
deserted during the war. They
must be shown up in some way. If
the law is faulty let it be amended.
Let an examining board be ap-
pointed. Publish in December or
January the old list. Ask the peo-
pie of the county who know that
these pensioners are making more
than $75 year, or who have made
over lands to wife or children, to re-
port the fact. Lot this committee
have list of all deserters and the
pretended soldiers who were never
mustered into Confederate service
and when such names appear, mark
them out. Let these men and
women who are reported unworthy
be required to attend a meeting of
this examining board. If the State
does not intend TO pension men who
deserted her cause in the hour of
greatest need, let the law be amended
80 as to make it misdemeanor for
such men to make the required oath.
Pension money is small compensa-
tion to very poor people for faithful
service. Let the roll be purged.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Warehouses on Very Cheapest Plan.


About one year ago our Farmers
Union Bureau was reqested to got
up simple plan for farmers ware
houses, which was published in many
newspapers, and in addition we had
double edition held in stock in
circular form for free distribution to
all applicants that would enclose a
two.cent stamp for same. But as
our printed circulars describing this
cheap plan of cooperative ware
house have been exhausted, we ap-
peal to the patriotism of every paper
in the South to publish this cheap
plan for farmers warehouses and
thus extend hand in perfeoting a
system of business methods of mar
keting the South's great money crop
that is bound to steady prices and
retain the profits in cotton produc-
tion for the welfare of the South.
The commehdable feature of this
plan is that it enables every farmer
to become a stockholder by allowing
them to invest their labor (at lei,
sure time) and material in lieu of
cash. =. If farmers care to do so, there
are enough level-headed business
men everywhere to put up enough
cash for cement and other bought
stuff, which will make it practical
and easy for farmers to get together
and turn lot of their idle time of
themselves, teams and material into
a profitable investment that will
give cotton growers protection
against the unsorupulous cotton bear
and speculative element, who are at
it all the while robbing the South of
its wealth while we are at work or
asleep.
Really we believe that there are
lasting benefits from this small ware
house misunderstanding, as it
does, to the smallest farmer-lessons
of the value of practical cooperation
and business lessons that he would
never get if he waited for money to
invest in larger warehouses.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Boykin Bill Valid.

Atlanta. May 18.-The Supreme Court
Of Georgia, in decision handed down
to-day, upheld the validity of what Ia
known as the Boykin hill, passed by the
last Legislature, oor monty known al
the anti-bucket shop lew.
The case was that of &. N. Anderson,
found guilty of operating bucket shop,
the case being reviewed by the Court Of
Appeals and reaching the Supreme
Court. Anderson was Hned 81 900, with
the alternative Of twelve months on the
chain gang.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22
Warehouse Plans.

The following is gotten up upon
the very simpleat and cheapest plans
for the use of cooperative unions.
This plan is for one section, to which
may be added as many more sections
at times as may be required to ac-
commodate the needs of the union :
Walls 100 feet long; II feet tall
at high end, 8 feet tall at lower end !;
space between walls, so feet. Exca-
vations should be dug out to firm
ground or clay Gf in clay terri
tory, we'll ditched and drained all
round, good clay floor well beaten
down. 4
AS the cost of material in founda-
tions varies in different places, our
estimate for cement walls are taken
from about the floor line.
Parapet walls may be required by
insurance companies where more
than one section are put up together,
but those walls above the root are of
no benefit in the way of protection
from fire on one.section cotton
warehouse.
, Estimates given here are for TO-
inch hollow block for foundations
and S-inch block for walls, and all
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-22

other material that farmers do not
usually have on their farms.
All labor, sand for cement blocks
and the nine 10-inch round posts, to
rest girders on through the middle
of tbe room, are to be supplied by
the farmers
This style of cotton warehouse
will hold about 400 bales to each
section. Two round poles, 10 inches
in diameter, should be placed under
each row of bales to prevent capillery
attraction of moisture there at any
time.
Remember this, that if lower ends
of bales are wet or moist when
stored, in all cases this lower end
will be damaged more or less, it
matters not what kind of floor it
rests on.
MATERIAL FOR ONE SECTION.
Twenty-Five barrels Portland CO.
ment, 100 cubic yards of sand, 18
girders 3x12x25, 2Os rafters 2x5x13,
4 silly 4x6x25-these may be round !;
ground post 10 inches diameter, q
perlinoS 2x4x25, so plank 1x12xs,
81 straps 134x8, SO plank 1x12x12,
81 straps 1x4y12, 5000 feet sbeeting.
Total amount sawed lumber 1900
feet.
At $l.5O per 100 feet lumber. 80. .sl65 10
25 barrels cement, at $1.SO, varies. 45 90
Nails estimated. .................. 3 80
81 squares V-crimp iron roofing,
at $3.50 PER square,. -. 80. 1877 30
One two-hand hollow-blook &C.
ment machine. ....... 10 90
Estimated freight on machine.... 90
Total cost bought material S42O 40
This cement machine may be sold
for $50 when through with
credit. ...................$5 so 90
Net cost of bought material. 80. 1920 40
Thus it is made plain to all union
men that by clubbing together they
may put up the cash, 1870, for the
bought material and do all the work,
making tho cement blocks and put
ting up their own warehouses with
their own labor by the cooperative
plan, and have their warehouses
ready for this crop, if they will go at
it when through working crops.
For less money than it takes to
pay for good pair of mules farmers
may 60 to work in a neighborly way
and put up their own Notifications
now and get we'll entrenched, ready
for the fighting that is sure to come
this fall to force cotton farmers to
, turn loose their cotton at prices that
have always made all others rich
that handled cotton except the men
who toll most of all to produce this
cotton.
| IL UulS movement
among cotton growers progresses in
gaining strength and confidence
among cotton producers as time
passes, as it is now doing, we look
for several thousand of these co.ope-
rative warehouses to be put up this
summer.
When cotton producers get a
great chain of these warehouses
linked together in all the cotton
States III bonded form and produce
their own farm supplies this concert
of action in business way will
place this whole cotton proposition
upon firm foundation and insure
continued prosperity, not only to
cotton growers, but it will also bring
prosperity to every industry in the
South.