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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
GATE WITH A WHEEL ON 1T.
The Swinging Of a Heavy Gate May
Be Made Easy.

Many times for various reasons IL Is
necessary to have an extra long gate
on the farm. Generally a wide gate
is heavy and hard to handle in open
ing and shutting. The sketch which |
am sending you illustrates an easy
way of overcoming the difficulty of
handling a heavy gate. writes a cor
respondent of Prairie Farmer.
In attaching the wheel to the gate
| first take a piece of 2x4 about three
feet long and size one end down until
1t will enter the hub of an old cult
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
GOOD SOIL FOR o
Some Comments BY j.. r. Volta, OF
Gustavus Adolphus College.

An ideal soil for the growth of
crops should be one containing the
property of being friable, loose and
porous; one that retains a reasonable
amount of moisture and heat; me
that will allow itself to be worked over
easily and of which drainage is good;
one whose aeration or ventilation is
good. To get such a soil we would
recommend the following composition:
/. A certain amount Of clay, enough
to regulate the capacity of the soil for
water and heat as well as mineral
matter.
2. A certain amount OF humus to
supply nutrition and regulate capacity
for moisture. heat and chemical ac-
ton.
3. A certain amount of sand to in
crease capacity for drainage and till
age.
This would. in brief, furnish a good
mixture Of the various soils for such
climate as is found in this middle
northwest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
TIM ELY HINTS.

Coach horses are rapidly increasing
in prices Notwithstanding manufac-
turers of automobiles are full of bust
ness also.
The Kafir corn introduced for trial
in the arid region in the southwest,
where it has succeeded remarkably
well, makes very excellent meal.
1t Is a splendid time, these cold
days, to sharpen up the saws, grind
the axes and fill the box with kindling.
While you are at 1t. don't forget the
butcher knife, the shears your wife
uses and the chopping knife.
A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker tells that paper that a flock of
seven sheep brought him in 800 in a
profitable in that proportion, there
should be no question about the advis-
ability of keeping sheep.
A common wire brush can be used
to remove the rust from farm tools.
If a finer finish is desired a bit of
sand paper will answer the purpose,
After this treatment apply some good
metal paint. This will prolong the
life of any iron or steel tool,
There is a demand both for little
pigs and for hogs. Therefore pork is
not likely TO decline in price in the
near future. The conversion of a
large part of the corn crop
into pork is sure Il be profitable to all
who engage in it.-Farm Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21


piano wires are led around the block
three inches apart, through Sits left
In the inside box. These are fastened
TO the drum of the windlass on top,
and after a few turns OF the crank,
the wires have lone their work
straight and neat. These large blocks
are then put in the little wooden APP
paratus to the right, and cut into
slices IS inches square. This gives
you a block of honey 3x1.8x1.S, ex-
tactly one-half pound. The blocks are
then covered with two papers, the out
side one printed with the name and
address of the producer. These small
honey blocks have taken immensely
here, writes a correspondent Of Bee
Culture, the grocers preferring to sell
1t all ready in paper, and the house
wife also preferring it in paper to
digging it out of a bottle.
One great feature of honey cut into
blocks is that it looks clean and at
itractive, and the wrapper costs next
TO nothing-hence a greater demand
for honey. The inventor of the honey
cutter is MI. James Allan, OF Wynd'
ham, Otago, New Zealand, president
of the most southern bee-keepers' as
ISOLATION in the world.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

or take it out without disturbing the
rest of machinery; a wonderful help
when you are in a hurry or tired and
think you will put off running that
binder into the dry.
The house is n erected by an
Indiana farmer, and is IS feet wide
and 80 feet long, but he says he
would prefer one longer if any diff
ference was to be made. To build
the house, he says, cut ten oak posts
nine feet long and Of a size as large
as o would use for end posts of
wire fence, or smaller, will do. Mark
your site conveniently near barn
yard for building, Is feet wide and
32 feet long, set post three feet in
ground n ten feet apart, except
ing the last, which will be IL feet.
OF course you will have to put one
post in center of each end. l filled
around each post with powders
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

which gives a clear white flame Of
great brilliancy, was first used on an
incubator full of eggs by a cores
experiment. A piece of black enamel
cloth with a hole in it was fitted over
the lens and the eggs in turn held be-
fore the lens in the manner Illustrated.
The intense white light rendered the
eggs nearly transparent, so that at the
end of the third day of incubation the
fertile ones we're easily detected, the
minute blood vessels showing dis
tinctly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
A GOOD POULTRY HOUSE.
~ 10 the One That Will Best Meet
the Needs Of the Flock.

The best poultry house is the poul-
TRY house that will give the best con-
ditions for the care of the poultry in
winter. There are several things that
must be considered in any model
poultry house. The first of these is
light. There should be an abund-
ance of light; for it is probably rue
that health is not possible in a dark
poultry house with n little window
10 let in light perhaps from the north
side. The windows should be on three
sides of the house if possible, on every
side except the north. There should
be a window in the east and west ends
of the building and a big n or sew
eral small ones on the south side.
Whether there should be a big n or
several small ones depends on the
conditions TO be met with in the poul-
try house.
The really good poultry house, says
Farmers Review, will be so located
and so built that it will be kept dry
throughout the winter. This matter
of dryness is of such Importance that
1t may well be doubted If success is
possible without it. The location of
the house on land that is well
drained is essential, and if there is
not a natural location near the barns
one a be made by piling coal ashes
or cinders around the house to keep
the level above the water line.
The good poultry house will have
- g
cilitate the cleaning and TO make it
possible to sterilize the roosts, nests
and other furniture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
THE SIZE OF FARMS.
They Should Be Smaller Rather Than
Larger For Best Results.

The American farmer has always
had before him the temptation to
grasp a large amount of land. This
is not surprising when we consider
what his education has been. 1t has
been seven or more generations since
our ancestors settled in this country
and during all of that time the de-
scendants of the old settlers have had
the thirst for land bred into them.
This was because in the beginning
of the development of this country
land was very easily obtained. and
the most common way for men to
enrich themselves was to get posses
sion of large tracts of land.
But to-day the new conditions are in
conflict with the tendency to w
land for the mere sense of owning
1t. Before a man buys more Ian he
should first sit down and consider
whether he can use that land. says
Farmers Review. He should also
consider more carefully the question
of whether he can not more fully use
the land he has. To-day there are
mpltitudes of families that are made
miserable by the possession of too
much land. A man known to the
writer had so acres of land located
within a few miles of a thriving town.
He had only himself and wife to pro-
vide for, and he found It hard to
get help even TO take care of the
so acres. But he had always owned
a farm of from half TO a square mile
in area. and he was miserable on his
little piece of so acres. His wife
wanted to stay there, for h had been
overworked on the big farm. But he
insisted on selling the nice little farm,
and then moved to the city while
waiting to get hold of a big farm.
What the country needs Is a large
number of well-tilled small farms.
That means more independent farm
ers and fewer hired men. 1t means
a solution Of the bird help problem.
It means more families In a township.
and that too of families that W the
land on which they are located. Such
make the best citizens In the world.
Such people thrill with the delights OF
ownership. They are a help to the
communities. Their children do not
have to rush to the cities to make a
living. More farms e better
schools. 1t o more electric
lines running here and there over the
country; for the electric lines &c
where populations are Sufficiently
dense to insure them patronage. II
the American farmer does not gel
down to this idea the foreigner viii
take his land. The foreigner comes
in from his little piece Of land ir
Europe. He has been accustomed
there to farm intensively a little piece
of territory. He takes a small piece
here and is ~contented with 1t. He
works. and his family work. The,
have no hired help problem. The,
soon own the land on which thu
American farmer was lord, but oil
which he had a mortgage. The thirs
for mere ownership of land is a thirs
that can no longer be gratified with
out the danger of losing even the Ian
necessary for the support of the farm
er's family.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Tree Growth.

Trees naturally grow where there
is moisture. In the fall leaves fall
from the branches because they are
not needed there any longer but are
needed 90 protect the roots and retain
the moisture IN the soil you always
find a little rise around the base OF
trees. The raise around the trees
keeps the water away from the stem
and also keeps the ground frozen and
mice or worms are not attracted to
winter there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
GIVE FARM TOOLS AND
MACHINERY GOOD SHELTER
See That the Capital Invested Is Not Eaten Up by
Rust and Neglect.

which makes it solid and needs no
bracing. Put a AKA on top of posts
entirely around the structure and also
two sets Of stringers 2x4 on sides of
pests about three feet apart. Now
side your building in with some good
lumber (mine is rough oak). Go in
side and nail on braces for double
doors between every post on each
side of building, but not in ends,
Outside put hinges on plank over
posts; saw your two stringers in two
to correspond with your doors and
swing your doors open. Don't nail
siding to top platte as you could not
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

With high-priced implements, as
with high-priced stock, they have to
be taken care of If we are to get
the best results, hence the necessity
for good shelter for them while not
in use.
Most of the tool houses are con-
structed in a way that is i%nconven-
lent to get the tools in and out. Such
houses usually have the doors in
the end of the building, and you
have to run probably half of your
tools out 10 get the one wanted Not
so with this one. You can put now
er, pillow or any other implement in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Wheel Attached to Heavy Gate.

vator wheel. After the wheel is fast
ened to the end of the 2x4 | fasten
the latter to the gate by two or three
strong bolts. Place the 2x4 and wheel
just high enough so the gate will clear
the ground when swung to one side.
When the gate is shut the wheel
stands between the end of the gate
and the post, as shown in the cut.
When a gate of this kind is arranged
properly a child can open and shut
IL without difficulty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Good Use for Second Hand Boiler.

is laid on its side on a suitable foun-
dation, as shown in cut, says the Farm
and Home, and an opening cut length
wise about s to 10 inches wide. The
edges are turned smooth. Water can
be let into the trough at either end
or wherever desired and a shut OF
can be screwed into the bottom for
a clean U
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Special Seed Train.-The Canadian
department of agriculture has follow
ed out the plan of running a special
seed train through Manitoba with
great success. One of these trains re-
Gently made a long tour and was en-
Enthusiastically received at a number
of points. The cars were well decor
ated with interesting exhibits Of grains
and a great number of farmers came
to the meetings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Husk in the Barn.

When corn is 10 be husked from the
shock in cold weather, time may be
saved and comfort added by hauling
part of II TO the barn. Cold and
stormy days may then be used to ad-
vantage in husking corr in the barn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

The Busy Business Hen.-Make
the chickens work for what they get
by scattering the grain in clean lit
ter. Feed bone and green food fire.
quently. Keep fowls free from lice
and kill off any roupy ones. Arrange
for all the sunlight you can get in
their quarters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Food of Hens.

The quantity of food required by old
hens that are laying is not sufficient
Nor the pullets. If the pullets get
enough. the old hens will become too
TAT. Keep them separated.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Plan of a Small Greenhouse

family will be best. OF late years,
Roman hyacinths, narcissus of vari-
Gus kinds, freesias and tulips have
had a great sale in the winter months.
When grown for cut flowers they arr
put in low boxes of a convenient size
for handling, at a distance apart
equal to about twice their diaceter,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Take Care Of PIow.

When through with the pillow.
whether for the aso or for a few
days. always cover the share and
~moldboard thoroughly with linseed
oil. An old brush or cloth. a very lit
tie oil, and a minutes time, are all
that you need 10 keep the pillow free
from rust. To remove when ready for
work, use kerosene and rub vigorous
lV
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Milk and Cement Paint.-A good
paint for dairy work can be made from
skinned milk and Portland cement,
with some mineral coloring. 1t is nee
essary 10 stir this mixture very fire.
%quently as the cement will sinh TO the
bottom.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Wintering Chickens few chick.
ems can be wintered on the lee side Of
a n pile, but it is hard on the
chickens and not a good way to win
ter manure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Cut the 6edding.-Run all the bed
ding through a feed cutter and cut it
not over two feet in length. 1t will
absorb more urine in the stable and
will rot quicker in the field. Corn
stalks, or sunfiower stalks, if cut short
will soak up stable urine like a sponge
and will give it off in the field as the
plants want il.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

A Frosted Comb.-A frosted comb
should be treated at once with ice wa.
ter or snow TO draw out the frost.
Then apply kerosene and the comb
will quickly improve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

..pS@BEES
~ SS@G
NEW ZEALAND cANplEp HONEY.
"a New Machine For Cutting the Cakes
Into Small Bricks.

The illustration accompanying this
article shows a honey-cutter that does
its work well. The box of the cutter
is made of wood, and large enough
to hold a block of honey that has
candied in a 60-pound can. The tin
has FIRST to be cut off; then strong
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
DURABLE WATER TROUGH.
How an Old Boiler May Be Given a
New Lease of Life.

A useful and durable watering
trough can be made of a ~30-gallon
galvanized boiler such as used for
holding hot water and connecting
with ranges. The openings in each
end are closed with plugs. The boiler
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

cooperatlon.-When the farmer de-
velops confidence in his neighbor, CO.
operation is in sight, and cooperation
in marketing means thar control of
prices will fall into the hands Of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

bed sash, all ready for use, cost from
1925 to $3.50 each. and measurse 3x6
feet; the glass in these frames meas
ure 10X12 inches.
Buy the sash first, and then build
according to the number of sash.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

producer, who alone knows what is q
just price for his product.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

To speak of a greenhouse suggests
the idea of an expensive building hat
requires much labor IN the part of
some persons to keep in order. While
it is possible to spend almost any
amount, a very practical house can be
made of hot-bed sash, using the south
piazza as a basis for operations. Hot
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

Don't Let Wires snap.-If the wire
fences are tightly strung, loosen tbs
wires somewhat to prevent their be.
ing SNAPPED by frost
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
AcETYLENE TESTER FOR EGGS
Bicycle Lantern May Be Utilized For
This Purpose.

An acetylene lantern has been dis.
covered by a poultry dealer TO be ideal
for egg testing purposes. The lantf an.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

This little greenhouse can be heat
ed by a smokeless, blue-fiame oil
stove without injury to the flowers.
For a beginner some of the bulb
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

and so they will just show above ttsi
surface.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
RAISE SCALE 81
PER DAY

A new scale of wages adopted by
the Electrical Workers union for
inside work was formally ratified
last night by the Structural Build
ing Trades alliance. This scale in
creases the wages of journeymen
from 81 to IS per day and first
class helpers from So to $3.50
Where overtime work is charged
for at the rate Of time and a half,
which also includes holidays and
Sundays, the new scale calls for
time aud a half for the first five
hours, double time for the next 10
hours and double time for holiday
and Sunday work.
A new allotment of helpers in
proportion to journeymen employ.
ed Is made. One helper will be al
lowed to every three journeymen
where now as many helpers as
journeymen are permitted.
The new scale goes into effect
May 1. The electrical workers say
they expect no trouble with en-
ployers in consequence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
NOW FARLEY
WANTS LIGHT

Comptroller Farley this morning
asked an opinion of Corporation
Counsel Geraghty on payment OF
the city's third of the expense OF
the rate fight. The terms of the
contract made with the chamber of
commerce are that the finance
committee of the city audit the
expenses of the fight and then pay
the citys share. Geraghty has as
yet not submitted his opinion on
how the money should be paid.
County Auditor Greene has as yet
failed to pay the $4,000 warrant au-
thorized by the county commits
sioners for the county's donation to
the rate fight. The chamber Of
commerce has made no move to
force Greene through the courts as
he recommended, nor has it accept
ed the auditors proposition to in
demnify him with 20 men signed to
a note for $4,000 each. Greene has
orders from the attorney for his
bondsmen forbidding the issuance
of this warrant and will not issue it
unless by order Of the court or on
an indemnifying bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
STARVESH|S
HORSES

II. Louis Schermerhorn. proprie-
tor Of the Quick Delivery Co., will
be arrested this afternoon on war
rant sworn out by Joe Rudersdorf,
Of the Spokane Humane society.
Rudersdorf at noon today stopped
all of the drivers Of the company
and ordered them to take their out
fits to the police station. He claims
the company does not own a single
horse that is fit for service.
Rudersdorf says Schermerhorn is
worth $4,000 and has made his
money by keeping in service old
skates unfit for work. Hundreds
of complaints have reached the hui
name society and Rudersdorf has
time and again cautioned Schermer-
horn about keeping in service sick
and aged animals. He Is charged
with starving them in addition to
other cruelties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
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CARTER ATTACKS
HITCHCOCK
(Scripps News Association. }

\ocTlppS news ASSOC1atlOn.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3d.
Senator Carter, Of Montana, attack
ed Secretary Hitchcock this after
noon because of the secretary's or
der that no patent to land shall be
issued until an examination of the
ground showed full compliance with
law.
"The order of the secretary" said
Carter, reflects on the honor and
integrity Of all settlers on the pub
lie domain, and all others seeking
title to public lands. 1t is without
precedent in the histor yof any gov
eminent save as applied to individ-
uals suspected Of reasonable in
tentions. There has been a con-
tinual howl from the interior de-
partment expressing the belief that
the West is full of thieves. These
charges are made Unfortunately
among 100000 people. The facts
are we find that only one out of
every 100 entries on public land
have been fraudulent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
IS DEAD
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 80.
1t is estimated today that Is men
are still in the Stewart mine and
not one of these Is believed to be
alive. A rescuing party will not
be able to enter the mine before
night.
What is supposed to have been a
dust explosion occurred In the
mine last evening while the miners
were at work 500 feet below. Eff
forts to enter the shaft have been
baked by smoke and gas. Many
Americans, a number of whom are
married, are included In the list of
victims.
The disaster is the worst In the
coal mining history Of the state.
Officials of the company are unable
or unwilling to account for the ex-
plosion.
Scenes about the shaft entrance
are pitiful in the extreme. Wives
and children are waiting hour after
hour, but without hope that their
husbands and fathers will be
brought out alive when 1t Is pos
sible to reach the lower level.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-30
TALklT OVER
WITH Carmen

A meeting of employees of the w.
w. p. Co. will be held this evening
at the car barns of the company.
The meeting has been arranged by
superintendent Blllingsly for the
purpose of smoothing over COM
plants Of the manner in which they
are treated and the failure of the
company to keep its promise that
the men would not be discharged
for joining the union.
The company is now paying some
of its non-union linemen Sc cents
per hour, although the union scale
Is about A cents. and realizes that
it would be difficult and expensive
matter to bring men here from
other cities to take the places Of
motormen and conductors, as better
wages would have to be paid for a
time at least.