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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

shelled corn, oats and bran makes an
excellent feed ration. Do not neglect
the bran part, as that keeps the sys-
tenn In good condition and aids diges-
ton. Commence feeding grain to the
ewes In time. so they will not run
down and get poor before Landing
time. A poor eve cannot take proper
care OF her lamb, for she has nothing
to draw on.
If you have comfortable quarters,
SO you can take care of the early
lambs, you will find that March lambs
are the best for market or breeding
purposes. as they get more size by
fall and are ready to eat grass when
it comes, the cheapest feed on. the
farm.
Use good, pure bred ram on the
flock, as the improvement in quality,
size and feeding capacity of the lambs
will more than repay the extra ex-
pense and you are getting better
flock instead of running them down,
as with scrub.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

goes into the ground. Here 1t forms
a cell in the earth, within which 1t
changes to the pupa, or resting stage,
and the adult fly energies in about
IL to Is days after the slug has en-
tered the soil.
The flies which lay the eggs for
the next brood Of slugs are rather
small black insects, about a fifth os
an inch long and with four wings.
The eggs are laid in tiny pockets
made by the flies in the under sides
OF the leaves. These eggs hatch and
the second brood of the slugs work
on the trees during August and when
they become full grown go to the
ground. During the winter the slugs
of this second brood may be found in
their cells beneath the trees which
were infested by them in the summer
time. The pear, cherry, plum Nnd
ounce are the trees which are most
attacked by these slugs.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
FRENCH CANADIAN CATTLE.
CLOSELY RELATED TO JERSEY
Give More Profit the Form churned Butter for
Each Dollars Worth OF Feed Than ANY
Other Breed.

The early French settlers in Canada
came principally from the provinces
OF Normandy and Brittany in France,
which lie near the Channel islands.
the home OF the Jerseys and GueTnS
seys. The cattle OF the mainland and
Of the islands were OF the same blood,
and those which the coIonists brought
to Quebec. and from which the pres
ent Erench-Canadian cattle are de-
scended, were those very closely re
lated to the Channel island breeds.
says writer in the Rural New York.
er. Even now the resemblance is so
close that many iight-coiored. pure
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

an official standing to the breed by
establishing herd book. Animals
of acknowledged pure blood and of
superior dairy qualities were admitted
to registration for ten years, but since
1896 none have been, or can be, en-.
tered, except the descendants of the
foundation stock already recorded.
The whole number of animals now on
record is about 5000. At the Pan.
American exhibition, Buffalo. out of
ten competing breeds of cattle, the
French Canadians gave more profit
in the form of churned butter for each
dollars worth of food consumed than
any other breed. Isn't this the kind
of butter machine we need? Given
a certain amount of raw material in
the form of fodder and grains, the-cow
that can manufacture this into but
ter with the least waste comes pretty
near to being the right sort to keep.
In other words, cow of great capaci-
ty Is not necessarily profitable ami
NAL. 1t all depends upon her ability
to transform food into milk with the
least waste of material. The follow
ingfigures, which are the average for
the best three French Canadian cows
In the Pan-American six-months' test,
will show what this breed is capable
of doing: Amount of milk, 5,252.S;
pounds; per cent. of fat, 419; value
of butter at Is cents per pound,
$6S.S6; cost of food, $23:64: profit on
butter, $40.22; weight Of COW at entry,
1853 pounds; gain in weight, 81
pounds; percentage of profit to value
Of food. III.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Fig. /. Rough sketch of Aeraton system.

after being exposed to the air or dis
charged through sprays or jets, very
soon becomes cloudy and shows red
dish brown precipitate, which is ferric
oxide, formed from chemical combi-
nation of the carbonate of iron with
the oxygen in the air. This ferric
oxide can be removed by filtration
and then the water usually becomes
clear and wholesome and of excellent
quality and loses it's Objectionable
iron taste entirely.
In practice the removal of the iron
is accomplished in various ways. We
do not advise letting the water
stand" in order to aerate it. A much
better way is to let the water fall
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
IMMENSE AMOUNT DAMAGE
DONE BY PEAR SLUG
Leaves of Cherry Pear Trees
In Iowa and Plant Is Often Left
Entirely

Last summer many cherry trees in
various parts of Iowa were stripped
of their leaves by dull Shiny slug.
Pear trees also are attacked by this
pest, perhaps even more than cherry
trees. hence the common name of tho
insect. This slug feeds on the upper
surface of the leaves, not eating holes
through them, but taking only the up.
per portion and leaving the veins bare
Leaves thus eaten by the slugs dry
and fall from the tree and frequently
leave the trees entirely bare Of foliage.
In Iowa these slugs appear twice
during the season. The first brood
appears in June and the slugs be-
come full grown early in July, while
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

allowed to accumulate in the alleys.
Third. there should not be more
silage fed than the stock will clear up
at once. Fourth. the stable must be
well ventilated. Fifth, corn should
not be cut in too green. Sixth, don't
feed moldy silage
From the foregoing 1t will be seen
that silage must be more carefully
handled than ordinary roughage. One
cannot throw silage around as he
might straw or hay and get satisfac-
tory results.
Silage properly put up and properly
fed Is very cheap and most excel.
lent feed Prof. G. v. Knapp.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

senate OF lead, 2 or 3 pounds to 80
gallons of water. will do the work
even better than paris green, and Is
preferable where 1t can be obtained
easily. Hellebore, applied dry, or in
small quantity of water, is also very
effective in killing the slugs.
The first brood of the slugs is rather
short lived. 1t requires only about
month from the egg stage to the
time the slug natures. During most
of the time while it is feeding the
slug is covered with a Shiny sub
stance, but at the last change of skin
the slime is thrown off, and the slug
becomes a light orange color. clean
and dry. After this mott the slug
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Cutting FAY.

i. fsis ~
Our plan Is to cut In the evening.
when we can take the hay In the next
afternoon. As soon as the dew is OF
in the morning we stir the cut clover
with tedder and then, II It 10 wilted
enough to take up before noon or Just
after dinner. we haul it in. We have
no trouble to make good, bright clover
hay in this way II the weather Is at
all favorable. We SOW a little limo
thy with our clover. because 1t makes
better hay and helps ii the curing.
The best clover hay is made by rak.
ing up 40 soon as 1t Is wiIted, putting
in shocks and letting It cure for. two
or three days. then turning II. over
and hauling in. II one has good.
bright straw and the clover IL not
well cured. it is good plan to mix
some Of the straw with the clover s il
the NOV. This aids In curing and the
stock win eat up both straw and
clover.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
SIL.ACE PROPERLY
HANDLED HELPFUL
Incorrectly Put Up and Fed Il
May he Expeneive.

Silos have been abandoned in many
cases because the milk became SO
badly tainted as to become unstable.
If the creameries and cheese factories
We're as particular az they should be
they would condemn great deal Of
milk that is now accepted from s.,age-
fed herds.
This Is not the fault of the silage; it
is the fault Of the man who handles it.
Silage has a very penetrative odor.
which is taken up very quickly by
milk. II silage is fed before milking
the milk is quite certain to become
tainted. II the milk Is allowed to stand
a few minutes in the barn after milk
ing and silage is fed while the cans
are standing around. the milk will be
tainted. &.
II the stable is not ventilated or is
poorly ventilated the silage odors will
linger In the stable and faint the milk.
In an unventilated stable the stable It.
self will in time become saturated or
permeated with the silage odor and
win faint the milk, no matter how, the
silage Is handled.
The corn is frequently cut into the
3silo too green, which makes very sour
lsilage, with strong odor. The silage
lis frequently carelessly handled In the
stable; it is scattered through the
alleys and allowed to remain on the
floors. In such. instances the stable
will be scented with the silage and
the milk will be tainted.
n II good results are expected from
:silage It must be properly handled In
the stable. First, silage must be fed
only after milking. Second, the floors
must be kept clean and no silage
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

IN. the winter. turn them out so they
can get exercise. The exercise is Of
more benefit than. the food they get.
For rough food there is nothing bet
ter than clover hay---the sheep never,
get tired Of 1t, and corn fodder is next.
Timothy or slough hay Is very poor.
feed for sheep and they do not seem
to thrive on 1t as well as on clover
hay or corn fodder. BE sure to save
some clover hay until lambing time.
- the ewes will give moro milk for
the lambs on clover than anything
else. For . grain ration mixture OF
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

From the way 10 which panicky Eng.
slishmen are insisting that England
win suddenly succumb to an unexpect
q Invasion by Germany it will not be
the fault Of powerful suggestion il
Germany IL not hypnotized into trying
the feat 20 thrust upon her notice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Proper Feed for Chick.

"a Z + 4
Properly prepared chick foods are
the cheapest and easiest to feed. There
are several good brands on the mar
ket, but some are inferior as they con-
tain too much corn and not enough
bone and muscle-producing elements.
Therefore, in buying chick feed do
not purchase food that contains over
Id per cent. of corn, as your young
chicks must have the bone, frame and
growth before the fattening process is
to be begun or the, fowls will never
reach the size and weight they should
This is one of the reasons why we
find so many small and inferior fowls
on the farms where the chickens are
not properly looked after. and where
about all they are ever fed, outside OF
what they pick up. is corn.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

bred Canadian COW can almost pass
as dark Jersey. They have, in fact,
been called the first cousins of these
other breeds, but their residence for
$50 years in the province OF Quebec.
where in the past, especially in
pioneer days, they were scantily fed
and poorly sheltered. has developed
constitution of iron.
For size they rank with the Jersey:
COWS averaging from 700 to 900
pounds, and bulls CORRESPONDENCE
heavier. The color is black or dark
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
GOOD, CHEAP
FRAME LUMBER
Cedar Trees Can be Used An
Making Farm Buildings.

At the present time lumber is so
high that it is out of the question for
the poor or common class of farmers
to build all the buildings they need,
and SO they have to do without OF
course, near the sawmill lumber is
always cheap, but for the benefit of
those that do not have these advan-
.tages will tell how framed several
buildings on our farm.
We got some straight cedar trees
and Strengthened them as follows:
Stills and plates on three sides, the
floor timbers on one side. When ready
to lay in place we hewed the top ends
all Of thickness where they were to
rest on the sill, then hewed the butts,
which will be much larger, down to
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
GOOD FEEDING SUGGESTION.

A ration consisting Of two.thirds
corn and cob meal and one-third bean
meal may be fed to dairy cows with
good results.
Most feeders md two carloads Of
cattle can be fed together to better
advantage than larger number.
Good protein from clover or COW
peas. combined with some nice corr
stoyer (stover is simply the stalk
without the ear. and may be used
whole or shredded) will make a salts.
factory roughage for feeding young
heifers. 81 4
z limited amount OF silage may be. :,
about ten pounds per head each day
But II should be fed ii connection nm
some dry roughage. such as clover 81
alfalfa hay, or even mixed hav and
straw ID. 3. Green, o. AZ,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

can be led to the basin or reservoir
which contains the spring water. The
two supplies together will probably
furnish sufficient quantity for the
residence, the tenants house, the
laundry and the garden. Judging from
the number of horses and other live
stock which you have, we should say
you require supply of at least 1000
gallons a day. Your attic tank in the
residence is not of sufficient capacity
to hold this daily supply and we
Strongly urge you to consider the cree
titon on tower of suitable height Of
an elevated tank. the tank and pipes
being frost PROCEED SO as to be suit
able for winter use. In that case the
attic tank may be done away with.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

In answering query as to the best
system for a practical water system
for general farm use writer in the
Country Gentleman gives the follow
ing interesting facts:
It is well-nown fact that many wa
tiers from deep wells which are other.
wise pure are rendered unfit for do
mestic or for manufacturing purposes
on account of the compounds of iron
in solution in the water. Such water,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Dwarf Apples.

OWarr apples.
Astrachan apples on dwarf trees
four years old have set so full as to
require half Of them to be taken Off
and with some trees two-thirds, says
the American Cultivator.
Dwarf trees will require more prun-
ing, the fruit to be thinned and higher
cultivation. They may be protected
against any and all kinds of insects
and as the fruit is finer in quality, If
the quantity is less the value the fruit
will command will bring up the aver
age well with standard trees.
There are 30 many difficulties at
tending the culture Of the apple, the
worst being imported insect pests, that
the business will have to be carried
on largely by specialists in the future.
The competition Of western orchards
will also be factor in forcing better
methods upon our eastern growers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

narkably docile, The udder is car.
ried close TO the body, teats are of
good size, and well placed. Ribs are
well sprung, barrel roomy and chest
remarkably deep. tuberculosis is
claimed to be unknown In this breed,
except when contracted by direct con-
tact with animals Of other origin. The
Canadians s0rpass all other breeds
in their ability to thrive on rough
pasture in summer and coarse. plain
fodder in winter. Nevertheless they
respond splendidly to better treat
ment
In 1886, the Quebec legislature gave
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
ATTENTION TO
BREEDING EWES
Proper Care Must BE Given sheep
at All Times.

It is good plan to allow the breed
Ing ewes the run of the farm after the
crops are OF in the fall. as long as the
ground is bare, so they can pick it
over. Also let them have the run of
the stalk field until the snow gets too
deep and whenever the ground is bare
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

but also kills the bacteria and chiefly
the pathogenic germ. For this reason
the ozone treatment Of water has
been recommended for the purifica-
ton of polluted water-supply. The
generation of ozone requires a rather
complicated electrical apparatus and
for this reason it is too costly to be
used for small private water-supply
We advise you to select good gas
engine pump, suitable for natural gas,
and that you erect it in small pump
house over well at barn. The dis
charge pipe should be carried to the
spring house, where the coke percolat-
ing filter and the sand filtration basin
should be placed. The purified water
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
PRACTICAL WATER SYSTEM
FOR GENERAL FARM USE
Many Wells. Which Are Otherwise
Pure, Are Rendered Unfit Use On
Of

alum or both would be required, which
would add considerably to the e.
pense.
A third method consists In the treat
ment of the water with ozone. which
has been largely developed BY the
large German firm of Siemens 4
Halsks, but which has not passed the
experimental stage in this country.
The claim is made for this last meth
cd that it not only purifies the water
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

Twenty-Five cents worth Of sage seed
will furnish about 1000 plants. Enough
sage can be picked the first year to
pay for all the labor Of sowing and
picking the sage. early In the spring
the plants should be removed, set in
rows three feet apart one way and
half that distance the other. II the
plants are planted In good soil and
properly cultivated they can be picked
three times each year for several
years. &.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

brown. with sometimes a fawn-col-
ored stripe down the back, and the
muzzle may or may not be fawn, OF
orange-colored, like that of Jersey.
The general appearance Is one of
alertness and vigor. The head is in
telligent, showing an active DISPOSE
ton, which is at the same time re-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

grower Of Washington county. The
idea ls that the tops have done their
duty after blooming. Try a4few.
The dairyman who is up to date will
not be satisfied BY knowing the COW
that gives the most milk or butter In
= day or in Q year. but he will seek the
cow which produces the most from
each dollars worth Of feed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

Yankee equines are winning recog.
milton and priSes ut the London horse
show. The day Of the horse has by
no means passed. Notwithstanding the
iprogress 10 favor Of the automobile.
The noble animal has qualities which
no more machine. however admirable
40 itself. can hope to rival.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

y Highwaymen in Brooklyn who
robbed drunken man OF 65 cents
got sentence OF seven years. No
wonder. with all the modern improve.
ments In opportunities. that justice is
disguised when the majesty of the law
lib defled for less than dollar.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

It is proposed to raise revenue by
charging foreigners admission to this
country The idea seems to be that
We are running too big show for a
free show.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
P,ekIna caeurnbers.

Don't forget to keep picking the Gu,
cumbers 40 they ripen. Look through
the vines carefully they have q great
way OF hiding In the leaves. 90 that.
none Win Be overlooked: for two or
three large ones going to seed will
sap tho strength Of their yine. where.
a. ID picking them right along new
ones will form and : continued sup.
ply be secured. n
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

A Georgia preacher says 1t takes
from $4,000 to 81. 900 year to raise
= boy. II he is raised right, good
portion Of the money must be invested
In sole leather straps.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

2 A Paris milliner has gone insane.
says cable dispatch. A lot of won.
en- over here are raving about their
hats. raving In much the same man.
ner. we presume.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

No one need be surprised to learn
that there are grafters In Japan. There
were doubtless grafters in the days
Of the cavemen.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

New York is to introduce summer
street cars that will have no end seats
But the end seat hog will make him
self felt in some other way.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

A British boo seems to be feared
more IN British theaters than even
coco-cola bottles are feared by UNI.
pires in America
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

The arrival of twins caused Penn
sylvania farmer to commit suicide. 1t
was altogether two" much OF good
thing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

the race horse takes no pride in a
race He would much prefer to re-
main at home discussing the merits Of
his oats.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
The Wrishts are all right.

Some Of the ex-consuls are looking
for consolation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

Cuba and Porto Rico must get out
OF Uncle Sans bad boy class.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

The umbrella man is always pre-
pared for a rainy day.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

Nothing hinders the march Of pros
perity like arbitrary and unreasonable
action on the part of either capital or
labor.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

4 In Africa are fired the shots heard
around the world.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13

Or. Wiley says that 80 per cent. Of
the liquor sold as whisky is fraud.
But the jags It produces aren't.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Asks the PhiIosoplh'le,r.

nf you stan in your own light how
hin you expect other people to ind
you In . hurry IS gj