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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
FARMER AND HIS WOOD PILE

It Is worth while for farmers to
pay a little more attention to their
farm timber lots. Anyone who has
had to buy lumber lately knows that
its price is almost prohibitory.
In fact, building operations on the
farm, as well as elsewhere, have been
greatly kept back by the high prices
asked for all kinds of lumber.
Talks trip about the country and
you will see some things that will
make your heart ache II you care any
thing for trees. In the mill yards of
the East and middle West, where hem
lock and pine grow. you will find lit
tie trees, hardly as large around as a
stove pipe, waiting to be sawed.
Some of these will hardly make a
2x4 scantling.
If those saplings could have been
permitted to stand few years longer
they would have been worth many
times more than they are now. But
the spirit seems to be to cut the trees
down now and let them go for what
they will bring. This Is quite in line
with much we do in other directions
at the present time. The dollar we
can get now is the dollar we must
have. Tomorrow may look out for
itself.
The farmer has 1t In his, power to
put check to this waste. How? BY
cutting only such trees as are dead OF
beginning to die. The best farmers
do this themselves, and If they rent
their lands they insist that their ten
ants shall do the same. And then
they may set out more trees.
If they are compelled to cut any
live trees for building purposes they
may also set out other smaller treei
to take their place. They may also
fight fire, the worst enemy we have
In our forests. They may work fol
better timber laws And they may
educate their boys to love the woods
and try to keep them growing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
CITY W0MAN'S CHICKENS
She Made Money On Small Town
Lot and WINS SURPRISED,

TN October. 1904. built small hen
house. 10xs feet, on the rear Of a
city lot. The house faced west
and had yards SKIS feet on the north
and south-not a very extensive poul-
try plant.
November 4, bought fifteen Rose-
comb Rhode Island Reds. They coIn-
tnenced laying the Tth Of December,
and about April 1, 1906, put eggs uns
der four hens. When the chickens
were Matched I gave them to two OF
the hens and they raised twenty f1rst-
class chickens.
In September / killed two of the
hens. leaving me thirteen for the rest
Of the year and on the 7th of Decem-
Der, 1905, one year from the time they
commenced to lay, I had gathered
1898 eggs, all of which I retailed at
top notch prices, receiving in cash,
$500.
The cost was about 81 per hen, so
cleared easily 1898 per hen, not
counting the four sitting hens, the two
that raised the chicks and the two
killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
CAUSES OF TAINTED MILK.

Poor. decayed folders or Irrational
methods of feeding.
Poor, dirty water used for drinking
or for washing of utensils.
Foul air in COW barn, or the cows
lying in manure.
Lack OF cleanliness in milking;
manure PARTICLES on udder.
Keeping the milk long in too warm.
poorly ventilated and dirty places.
Negleeting to cool the milk rapidly
directly after milking.
Lack Of cleanliness in the care Of the
milk. from which cause the greater
number OF milk taints arise.
Poor transportation facilities.
Sick cows. udder diseased, etc.
Cows being In heat.
Mixing fresh and old milk IN the
same can.
Rusty tin pals and tin cans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
WORK WITH THE FLocKs.

English shepherds believe that peo=
pie who eat mutton and leave pork
alone will never have indigestion.
Arrange your fields SO that the
sheep will have good shade during the
coming summer.
Do not allow the sheep to lie around
In fence corners or huddle in under
brush. The best shade is shed on
open ground where there is no grass
The good shepherd will know every
Individual member of his flock and
cast an eye over 1t every day.
Sheep should never be compelled to
stand around IN the hot sun waiting
for a drink. Keep pure water con
stantly within their reach.
Salt is medicine to a sheep, and It's
cheap medicine at that.
Do not make the mistake of start
ing the sheep business with large
flock. You will have your hands full
for the first year or two with a dozen.
With spring lambs bringing from
$3.50 to $3.50, who can say that there
| is no profit in the business?
An experiment. with lambs at the
Louisiana station showed that with
the same feed and care healthy
scrub gained thirty-two pounds within
a certain time, but q thoroughbred
Southdown gained forty-three pounds
in the same time.
| 1t is an easy matter to provide
narrow trough filled three or four
inches deep with solution through
which the sheep can pass from the
pen to the pasture every morning.
This Will not cure bad cases of foot
rot, but 1t will prevent new cases.
| The moment you observe q sheep
limping. ascertain what the trouble
is. It may be nothing more than a
pebble or thorn between the toes.
One Of the most necessary things
in the care of sheep is the pairing Of
their hoofs at least twice year. Ma
ture provided rapid growth of hoof
to stand the wear and tear Of stony
ground, but soft pastures will not
wear down the hoofs fast enough and
the broken horn often results In dis
ease
| On. being turned out to pasture,
sheep can soon be taught to return to
the fold at night by driving them in
at first and providing salt and grain
for each animal.
/ The mistake Of turning sheep out
on young grass and suddenly stop
ping the grain feed is nearly always
very expensive. 1t Is likely to set the
sheep back several weeks.
If you turn sheep onto a luxuriant
pasture from dry feed, look out for
boat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
NOTES ON DAIRY WORK.

The dairyman can often afford to
waste Carbohydrates In order to get
enough protein. This Is ALWAYS trua
When corn Is cheap and bran dear.
Milk Is about SO per cent pure water.
IT the COW must distill filthy water III
order to get enough to use In the mil,
she gives, she is unnecessarily bur-
densd and cannot be expected to do
her best
Anybody can be good dairyman IN
summer, but 1t takes a real dairyman
to make the dairy pay in winter,
There are people who think the
greater part of the food value Of milk
is taken off with the cream. NAV
would live much longer on skim milk
than he would on cream.
There is just one reason wbv fa IN,
butter Is In disrepute. That is be-
cause 1t isn't good butter so many
times Any farmer who produces uni
formly good butter will have no diff
feulty in getting the very highest
price.
Miller Purvis says: IT have sold
corn and bought wheat bran with the
money and made big profit MANY
q time, even II I did have to haul both
ways and pay the railroad company
high freights''
The best way to get herd Of good
cows Is to breed them. The next best
way il to buy OF a careless dairyma1,
who always needs money and is will
ing to let the buyer take his pick
This ia one OF the reasons the care
less dairynaan is always In need Of
.aoney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

The fixed jaw is provided with eyes
ut it's Sides through which the ends
Of the movable jaw pass and for which
they form bearings. Tho projecting
ends Of the movable jaw pass through
these bearings and are bent In dia-
tnetrically opposite directions to form
eranks whereby the movable Jaw may
be opened or closed, these cranks hav-
Ing cords attached thereto which pass
down the pole to the handle thereof
through suitable guiding rings.
TO receive and gather the fruit, d
chute Of cloth Is attached at it's mouth
to the Jaws, and extends down tho
pole, to which 1t is attached at inter
walls The chute is closed at its lower
end and slit at the side so that the
fruit may be removed. At intervals
the chute has cords attached thereto
whereby 1t may be fastened to the
pole itself and thus the fruit brought
directly to the hands Of the operator
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
HOW TO SELECT THE SOW.
Must have Good breeding r0ints u
Produce Fine plSs.

is time to think about the fail pis,
L and the first thing OF course, IL the
selection OF sowS. Too many Of III
pay little attention to this, tho most
important factor In hog raising. 40
FORM Is the first thing to considsK
mat is paramount to all other pointa
- We nave pig Of fine shape, smooth.
Wen set up, with heavy quartArAS and
snort legs IT Is pretty safe to assume
that IT Will have good digestive organs
ana pc In most other respects, In rood
condition. :
Wnen q hog is diseased or when N
comes from q parents that tacks heath
ana visor 1t lie sure to show siSnS 81
weakness in one way OF Anothsr: Y,
we should feel pretty safe ii bdyinR
SOW that shows the points abovo
enumerated, even II we do not know
much about her,
We consider the stomach r,Axt III,
Importance. A SOW that Il axnSktsd
to produce sound, vigorous SIP, ma
bring them to the feeding point n,,,st
nave good boiler to supply tha nea.
essary fuel to make food. sha must
be able to digest her food Is SIar1iES
quantities and IL she has { vzaak \ ~
pernlcKy stomach she will. tall The
stomach can be determined largely ~
.me outward appearance OF tho SOW.
Inc good buyer Of hogs can tell atSs
STANCE whether q sow Ii good FEEDER
OF not, but the inexperienced man
iiuse learn by Aeadins and experiences.
"A sow with a good digestion; must
NOT only supply the pigs with ali they
demand at the start. but produce piRs
.nat VIII take on Fat when they ara
being prepared for market. rs
A sow's disposition should alsp il
observed. II she Is vicious, nefvods
ana disposed to fight the other animal,
IN the pen on slight provocation, she
VIII not make q good mother. she
may be improved in this respect by
care. but the right way is to breed Tor
good disposition. S:
nervous SOW Is not good ffesh
producer and her progeny VIM carry
this falling as well.
"A vicious sow is more likely 10 d..
troy her own pigs than ono WITH
gentle disposition and this IL & yerx
important matter to consider. WnifS
1t Is true a hog Is simply q hSeh so.
ducing machine. yet the nervous c,n.
d1tton Is as much to be considered q
any other point. ..1s3 & Z!
With properly selected nj 81 - =
ana a boar Of good qaality. ali {lrsf q
needed to produce GOOD PIN p eaaeflI
attention to tho fundAuiSnt6i p;rtfhcfniS1
OF feeding and care No nan "a, IN
exnected to do everything. II risss.st
help by giving his animals tiaS tiSht
KIND OF feed and water. protect them
from the weather and keep them Il
clean. comfortable auartera I Il +. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
ORCHARD PESTS To FIGHT
~ Hn psar tree slus cornes from

~ HH pear tree slug cornes from
eggs laid early In June In leaf OF
pear, cherry, ounce and plum
trees. They hatch out In June and
July and do a great deal OF damage,
Spray with the arsenftes or hel1ehOre>
When you see winged hy around
the orchard early In summer, you
my know 1t is the apple masgot, which
deposits It's eggs lii the partially
grown apples through tho skin. Mag
cots hatch ia d few days and thsrA
tunnel out In all direotaons. It q q
tough customer and cdnnot be killed
by spraying.
You may and this month. On the
limbs Of your apple trees. little, coTa-
pact silken nests full Of pretty cater
pillars. These are the emit caterpilfars
and In July they emerge frcna the
eggs and begin feeding. Spray with
Paris Green. This will generally kill
Them OF.
PARIS Green will destroy the grape
vine nea beetle. These littls fascals
gnaw irregular holes in the leaves Of
Me vine and ihjure the ripening OF the
fruit.
One Of the most serious injuries to
blackberry vines Is CALLS caused by q
small fly. which deposits it's eggs Ia
The cane. These hatch into grubs.
which do great deal OF damage
Cutting out the canes and burning
them, Is the best remedy.
The strawberry slug appears az d
four-winged fly, early In the spping
and lays Its eggs in the lea2. These
hatch out small worms which do q
great deal OF damage. Spray with
Paris Green and burn over the fields,
after the crop ia gathered.
The cherry aphis Is small louise
that may be found on the under sur
face Of the leaves of the cherry trees
during June. These hatch into young
aphides, that suck the sap out Of the
bud. Spray with Kerosene emulsion
6arly in the season.
The fruit bark beetle 10 little
fellow which attacks nearly all fruit
trees by boring small burrows in the
inner bark. They often SO all around
tree and utterly destroy IT, Spray
with Bordeaux or arssnite or COM
bination of both. early In the season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
ALL OVER THE FARM.

&. - - Y - -
For extra early potatbos, n,Antra
heavily few rows, IN the Hill ana
cover with an inch or, two of M.
nure, then cover all with four or .fIvA
inches Of coil. In this manner sIniail
patch may be planted without danSar
before the spring frosts are past ana
new potatoes will be coming al hefore
others think OF having any.
Rich, well manured and wen drain.
ed soils are the warmest Ia sprfil9.
On these the early crops may be plant.
cd without failure OF germination,
Leave the poorest land for the latest
paintings. Seed will not successfulsy
germinate in poor soil It'll 1t has been
thoroughly warmed and dried by sew
eral weeks Of good sunshine.
Keep pools and excess of surface
drainage from garden and truck patch.
Water-soaked soil Ii cold In sprifia
and early summer because OF evapors.
ton. -. 80
A we'll drained soil is one that vim
warm up early. All water carried Oh
by under drainage or surface DRAINAGE
will add to the length OF the growing
season. Is 8 "a
A good under drain can be madS
| by using sand or gravel instead 81
hollow artificial tile. The sand drain
does not permit OF so rapid .drainaks,
neither does 1t allow fertility to leach
away SO rapidly. 1t allows fertiiizerS
to diffuse and permeate the soil IS
fore they reach the drain. The sand
or gravel drain in many sections WIFI
be cheaper than artificial thing. .
Rainy weather has it's compenss.
lions. One can tell where tho high
and low places are on the home
grounds and in the fields by the stand.
ing and flowing water and cal, treat
these places accordingly the next sum-
mer.
Do not allow unnecessary guilies
and bitches to wash In the fields. FIJI
them as soon as they start with old
straw, weeds, nowings from the. fence
rows or any available rubbish. You
will be surprised to find how soon they
fill UP and become good tillable sofi.
/ A small drain through field should
not be allowed to become q deep ditch
over which cultivation cannot be CDR.
ried on. Plant such low places Ia
grass or SO cultivate them that not
only all the good soil will be held,
but that that which washes In from
roads and high lands will be caught
and held. That which is caught from,
other sources Is called made river
bottoms and is always fertile.--H. ii.
lShepard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
FEEDING THE HOGS.

I II at feeding time the hogs squeal
30 they can be heard mile. 1t Is a
sure Sign they are not being properly
fed.
Some farmers secrn to think 1t nec-
essary to always Keep their hogs on
edge and regard their unseamly clam
curing at feeding time as something
commemorate. It Is true that such
feeding viii Keep a hog on edge, but
the edge will be mainly on the back
bona.
Tho breeding stock should be fed
less corn than hogs that are being
fattsned for market.
A fat brood SOW will not raise the
strongest pigs, but If she II too lean
she will not be able to nourish her
litter properly. Common ssnsa comes
in just about here.
A SOW should never be market fat
when bred.
Stops made Of middlings and skim
milk. with alfalfa or clover hay, Is ex-
cellent ration for sucking sowR
A brood SOW Should be long and
straight In body, With plenty OF room
about the hanks.
4 hungry hsS Win Spbbla down
naoas enythtnx you give him. but that
10 no sign that he p getting the right
kina Of food to make him tat.
Teed one day and starvS the next Is
sars to produce rough and uneven
hogs, and they win be slow gamers,
under such treatment
| The older the pig the more It costs
per pound to put on flesh.
1t Ii d mistake to keep ono boar for
thirty or tilirty-hve sows. Twenty is
enough.
More than 100000 were found to
be affected with trichina, in Germany,
last year.
| While big boned hogs occasionally
sell we'll. the steady demand Ia for
small boned smooth, round animals,
Weighing from i6o to 800 pounds.
Some farmers act upon the theory
that hog cannot catch cold-but he
can.
II you gat news that cholera is in
the Yeighborhood, better get rid OF
your stock as quickly as possible
Take no chances.
The very moment you discover one
OF the herd etling. cut him out an6
quarantine him. Prompt action may
prevent the spread Of serious disease
Give the hogs plenty Of room
Crowdtng ia one OF the things thai
leads to disease.
Better start with six good broot
sows than twice the number of scrubs
even though the six should cost yor
as much az the twelve. 1t is better
investment IN the end.
Professor Ronamsl, Of the Nationa
Bureau Of Animal Industry says hit
Investigations show that the sows Of
the Poland-C China breed have in.
creased IN fecandity during the past
twenty years. A ten-year experiment
shows that while the Poland-Chins
tlittsfs average 7.bs, the Duroc-J Jerseys
average 9.28.
II your neighbours hogs have chol-
era, be sure that neither he nor any.
body on his farm Is allowed to come
neaT your own.
Salt and ashes are essential to the
heath OF growing pigs. Some farm.
ers have been told this THOUSAND
tim es--raore or lass-yet they do no
follow the advice aud are always hav.
Ing trouble with their animals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
A SIMPLE FRUIT PICKER.

Mr.. L. s. Holmes, Of New York, has
devised this fruit picker, which, It ia
claimed, works very we'll. It COM
prises fixed jaw made of one pieos
Of stiff, strong wire or other suitable
metal framing having downwardly
projecting extensions adapted 10 en-
gage with the sides OF any suitable
pole. The lower ends Of these ex-
tensions are inwardly bent to project
Into the side OF the pole and they
are also provided with wire ringn or
clips adapted to be closed and fasten-
ed onto the pole after the picker has
been placed thereon, thus holding the
laws rigidlY In positioIl.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

A FARM BOY OF ROUMANIA.
The farmers of Roumania are very
poor, and perhaps In ali the would
there are no farm boys more to be
pitied than those Of that country.
There are no farms as We know farms
in this country Everybody lives In a
village, and all Of that people of that
village own in common the land be-
tween 1t and the next.
They rarely have meat on their ta-
bic and live mostly ON cheese made OF
goats milk, and black bread.
The boys never go to school, but are
occasionally taught little by the kind
hearted priests Of their church.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

The latest Is the potato trust. Deal
srs in the Northwest have combined to
Ak prices, and through some sort Of q
deal with the railroads the farmer or
big grower who declines to do bust
hess with the trust finds himself shut
out of the market. It's only guess
ton of time when this sort OF oppres-
sion will result in laws that will be as
unfair to the railroads as the latter
are now unfair to the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

A MINNESOTA
systematic
twenty-five Of
year
\
wheat be the
yer SO
rotation small
rotation:
be
d threey
as
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

In planting young trees. select for
both beauty and utility. The catAIpa
is good example. It bears beautiful
leaves and blossoms and Is also very
useful for fence posts. There are many
more Of these d,ila purpose trees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

The cities are full of boys who are
starving to death as lawyers OF doc-
tors, who would have made good far
mers, but who were steered In the
wrong direction by ambitious but mis-
taken fathers or mothers-or both
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

The man who allows his work to
drive him is always at disadvantage.
Keep ahead OF 1t all the time. Don't
lAs Il crowd your heels. |
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

Going to paint the house or barn this
spring. That's good. But don't think
of economizing by buying cheap paint.
That is the most wasteful thing you
can do.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

Work right along while you do
work. But don't make too long days.
Get around before shutdown. You
want some time to rest and take it
easy before the work of another day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

He is not q very good dairyman
who milks his cows out - @N~ors at
any tirnA ~ sAA vAax
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18

fall. I cut the last of mine the first
of December. as the early frosta do
not hurt 1t to any great extent.-A. NJ
Goodwin, Massac husetts.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-08
HuIled Corn.

Soak the corn overnight in warm
water-almost hot. In the morn
ing drain off the water; put the
soaked corn into a kettle; cover
deep with hot water, adding to each
quart of corn two tablespoonful of
baking soda. Cook gently until the
hulls will slip off when the grains
are rubbed in the hands. Pour of
the soda water; cover the corn with
pure cold water and rub off the
bulls, changing the water several
times as it becomes cIouded by the
hulls. When the corn is cleaned,
return to the kettle, pour in plenty
of cold water and bring again to
the boil. This done, drain once
more, cover with cold water, salt to
taste and cook tender. 1t is now
ready to eat.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-08
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
instructions For Renovatins Mems
Clothes-Domestic Notes.

Clothes-DomesSic Notes.
The renovation of mems clothes
is generally intrusted to a profess
sional cleaner. The work can be
done quite as effectively at home
and at about one-quarter the cost.
Of course it entails a little extra
trouble for the housewife, but she
will be well repaid by the saving
in pocket. There are several meth
DDS of renovation. One of these Is
the dry process. First free the ar
tiele from dust by brushing and
shaking thoroughly, then brush CT
sponge with benzine, hang in the
open air to allow the spirit to evap-
crate and finally press with hot
iron over clean cloth.
Do not work by a fire or an ar
tifcial light, for the spirit, being
highly inf0mmable, may cause a
serious. accident.
If the perfumed spirit of benzine
is.used, the finest and costliest arti-
Gle can be cleaned without affecting
its color. Take care not to saturate
when sponging and work always in
the daylight.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-08

waterworks and electric lights,
came in Saturday night and spent
Sunday and today here. Mr.. Lee
vison, i'll conversation with a HER
AID reporter today explained that
he had returned in order to assure
our people that his failure to put
up the $4,000 forfeit asked of him
was due to misunderstanding and
shortness of notice. He says he
stands ready to show that he was
acting in good faith. and that. in
the event of the bond election fail
ing, he will again ask for the fran
chise.
Joe celaya, Simon celaya, Joe
Fernando, ir., Emilio Champion,
Miss Crixell and brothers, and the
Misses Hanson and brothers, went
to Point Isabel yesterday.
Dr.. Taylor had another party of
prospectors out to see the Laguna
Vista property Sunday.
DR.. v. P. Armstrong and wife
returned last night from Dallas.
George Champion has returned
from San Antonio.