Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-08
Strawpile


| in the poisoned strip. Before using,
corn meal may be added to t&ke up the
excess of moisture.
Dry crystals OF strychnine also may
be used. They are introduced, by
means of knife, into small pieces
Of potato, carrot, or sweet potato or
into entire raisins or dried prunes. A
single large crystal Cor several small
ones) is enough for each bait. Raisins
are especially recommended because
they are easily handled and contain
enough sugar to disguise the bitter
ness of the poison.
| Pocket gophers In ditch banks may
be poisoned in the following man.
| ner: Select the freshest hill or
| mound and with a narrow garden
trowel follow the soft earth of the
tunnel until the main runway is
reached. BY noting the direction from
which the earth was pushed out and
locating the closed entrance. the bur
row may be readily followed and the
main runway quickly found. The
poisoned raisin, corn or small potato,
should be placed we'll back in the
main runway and the opening closed
1t is usual for one gopher only to
occupy the burrows connected with
O. group of hills, and when the bur-
row remains open 1t indicates that
the animal has been killed.
Carbon bisulphid has been employed
for killing pocket gophers. and under
favorable conditions its use is recon-
mended If the burrows are extensive
or the soil dry the gases are dis
fal IT,
tity Of the liquid Is required to kill
the animal and the method becomes
too expensive. If, however, the burrows
are simple and the soil moist, bisul-'
phid may be used successfully. For
pocket gophers an ounce of the liquid
for each burrow is sufficient. The
carbon bisulphid is poured over a
bunch of cotton rags, or other waste
material and this Is quickly pushed in
to the burrow, which should be
closed at once.
Dairy Notes.
1t is generalship rather than force
that wins battles, and it will be in
telligence that wins success in the
dairy.
Do not permit the COW to go thirsty.
OF all farm animals she must have an
abundance of clean. fresh water.
Always milk the COW clean. To fail
In this means to dry the COW and
cheat yourself in quantity and quality
of milk
Tell us what disposition the farmer
makes of his skim milk and we will tell
you whether he is a money making
farmer or not.
The mich COW is the farmers friend
and principal standby in hard times.
Then why is she not deserving of good
care and patronage during prosperous
times?
In the west we have good feed and
lots of it, and have this feed at a min
imum cost but if we give 1t to a poor
COW we have lost all we gain. We must
select our cows for the dairy as we do
our seed for the cornfield.
The creamery does not alone benefit
the farmer. 1t is a source of great sat
isfaction and benefit to the merchant
who on account of the farmers getting
cash for his dairy products is also able
to pay the merchant cash.
1t is said that at this time 10000
dairy cows are being miked daily by
the milking machines. Inasmuch as the
government reports 21,194,000 anilch
cows in the country, the milking ma
chine Is making slow progress.
The profits of the great manufacture
ing concerns of the present day. are
made thru reducing the cost of produce
ton The farmer can and must de-
crease his cost of production. This APP
plies not only to producing butter fat,
but to every product of the farm.
kansas dairyInen, awake to the adj
vantages that are thrust at your door,
and bring our state to the front as
dairy state. and add to your own mate
rial wealth, health and happiness."-
Ed H. Webster. now chief of dairy d.
vision. United States department of ag-
riculture