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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
By C. X. GRAHAM.

II is debatabe question with squad breeders day
whether birds should be kept i'm large nocks
While will advocate keeping not fifty pairs in
loft another will advocate keeping twenty five and
third Will claim that there is keeping
200 pairs together. Observations have to
lieVe pairs be kept together quite
cessfuly. These should have Get
OF floor space and the lofts should be least six
feet high
There should also be ny from six eight feet high
the width of the loft and twenty thirty in
length breeders make the fly high enough so
that it viii extend part of the roof of the pigeon
house in that the birds may sit in the
is only injurious to the roof but encourages
birds lazy habits, whereas get
In breeding they be kept working,
encouraged to idleneSs.
Probably of the worst enemies that pigeons
have Is the rat. order fight houses are
generally built from eighteen inches TO two from
ground using doors from the floor ground
in keep the wind from blowing under and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
COUGHING AND WHEELING PIGS

My pig, months old. had such a
coughing and Wheeling that its life
seemed threatened. and / cured il by
using sulphur and cream OF tartar in
its food. The pig has dry place to
sleep and | attribute the cough TO
overlooking OF watcred separator milk.
Its liquid food has been reduced and
the grain ration increased. / am glad
the cough reminded me that | was in
judiciously stutling the pig, else it
might have died from some digestive
trouble The pig is stin i'm a small
yard. but l feel certain that its THRIFT
win be enhanced by Il run TO grass
Clark NJ. Drake.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
SENSIBLE FEEDING SUGGESTIONS

ration consisting OF two thirds
corn and cob meal and one third bean
meal may be fed 10 dairy cows with
good results
Most feeders find two carloads of
cattle can be fed together to better
advantage than a larger number.
Good protein from clover or COW
peas, combined with somo nice corn
StoVer (stover Is simply the stalk
without the car, and may be used
whole or shredded viii make satis-
factory roughaGc for feeding young
helferS.
limited amount Of siIage may be
fed With satisfaction to shecp-say
about ten pounds per head each day.
But II should be fed In connection with
some dry roughaGc, such as clover or
alfalfa hay, or even mixed hay and
straw.-D. 8. Green, Ohio.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
HEAD OF STEER SHOWING
RESULT OF PROPER
DEH0RNfNG.

will rub their heads against a dirt or
gravel bank OF the rough bark OF a
tree, and foreign material may thus get
into the cavities. though usually the
soreness Of the parts is sufficient to
prevent this
II the animals are dehorncd in warm
weather ii is well 10 apply some pine
tar with view 10 keeping flies from
the wounds. Some operators do this
in nearly Ill cases thinking that it
facilitates healing. The dchorning
operation should always, when pos
sible. be performed in cool weather
and upon animals which have at least
attained the age of years.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
TO SAVE THE FRUIT CROP
Spraying at the Proper Time in
the Right Way Productive
of Good Results.

Professor Ball of Utah and other
workers on the Pacific coast have reyo-
lutioni2ed spraying for the codllno
moth where this Insect alone Is to bo
combated They find ~ one o. ?
most two sprayings, ju0iciously TN cd
and properly applied, almost the entire
fruit crop can be saved.
Balls method is based primarily ON
two important facts. He claims thar
wherever upon the apple the eggs of
the first brood arc laid "A great ma
Jority OF the young worms coming
thcrefrom crawl 10 the calyx and enter
thcro; secondly. that Immediately after
the petals fall there are two cavities
at the calyX end. tho stamen bars"
roofing the lower OF tho two cavities.
The young larva enters the apple by
eating through tho floor of the lower
cavity. Balls idea was to get the poi
son lodged in sufficient quantity in
tho lower cavity. where it would do
some good. To accomplish this he
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
SNAPSHOTS AT FARM WORK

Is there any wild grass t'a'
can cut down and bring in for tue
tie to stamp down in the yato
manure? There may he low >"
where you can get some OF 'i'iS'
will all help to keep up the fariI
There is no better way to stop vi
in a field than the following me''
Get some old rails and snI
them; then drive them into the u
level With the ground, so that
the rains come the rails Will eathei
stalks and grass. and in year
the ground will be nearly level
dams should be four to seven
apart. 1.
After your potatoes arc ou' OF
NOW the tops Off. but not too
and see il YOU don't have the !"
and most beautiful crop you eNe
This Is an Irish kink from
grower of Washington county :,
idea Is that the tops have do'v
duty after blooming. Try ie"'
The dairyman who Is up To uu'0
not be satisfied by knowing u.
that gives the most milk or but'',
day or in a year. but he VIII Se'%
COW which produces the mos'
each dollars worth of 1eed.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
WORST ENEMY OF CLOVER
The Seed Midge, the Worst
Seed Pirate Farmers Have
to Contend With.
By PROFESSOR T. w. FOLSOM.
IllInois CoIlnzo Of AErioulturc.

The worst of the seed pests is the
seed midge. This fly is so small that
YOU may not have seen it. but you can
find many of them in the clover fields
when they are most abundant, and
that Is ordinarily about May "a
In other words. they arc most abun-
dant when young green clover heads
are most numerous They arc abun-
dant again late in July and carly in
August.
They lay their eggs on tho green
clover heads. They will not lay them
on heads that arc in bloom or heads
that have ripcncd. The female has Il
long, flexible Iash-lilIc oyipositor which
she inserts among the flowers. laying
an egg at the base OF lloret.
These eggs arc barely visible to tho
naked eye, they are so small. They
hatch In three days, and the grub. rcd
dish, pinkish or sometimes white.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
TUBERCULOSIS TEST At AMES
Interesting Facts Brought Out
in the Experiments at the
Iowa Station,
BY BURTON ROGERS,
RonGas Experiment Station.

The Iowa experiment station at
Ames tested a herd of cattle for tubcr-
culoss with tuberculin. Those react
ing. and thus considered tuberculous,
were placed in n separate lot, and
those not rcacting. and therefore con-
sidered as free from tuberculosis, were
placed In another pen.
Then twenty six healthy pigs were
put in each pen with the cattle.
"A few months later when the hogs
were mature they were sent to mar
ket for slaughter and carefully fol-
lowed to the government Inspector.
Twentyonc of the hogs that had
associated with the tuberculin react
ing cattle were found to he bbercu-
lous. while mono of the others were
diseased.
Not only did the tubcrculin. but so
did the hogs test the cattle.
While a federal veterinary inspector
in 1904 the writer instituted an expert
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
SHRUBS MAKE FOR BEAUTY

II YOU have shrubs that do not sec
10 be doing well IL IS a good plan
dig out the sod for a radius of a couT
OF feet and replace with rich soil n
well-rotted manure in proportion
about two-thirds soil and one thi
manure.
We always have a heap OF we
rotted manure in one corner OF q
garden or orchard, where 1t win
handy for use about the yard, al
when we see a plant or tree that nee
nourishment we go to this heap a
get a part of wheelbarrow load. Il
ish filling with good soil and fill
about the sick plant and keep il ~|
stirred for "A few days. and the vi
that plant booms is caution
You should understand that pla
have ailments just as human beir
do. and there Is apt to be trouble W
the circulation and asSimilativc
gans, and you should proceed accor
ingly. Remember that tonic Is
good thing for a dcbilitatcd plant
well as the human organism.
Sometimes we have tree or SIN
that Is too erratic in its growth
may need cutting back 10 cause II
assume a more pleasing shape VIII
your lawn Is small and not suita
for large trees there arc scores
small yet beautiful specimens that {
be used,
In the blue spruce there is an cv
green that grows slowly and VIII
crowd the view, and yet It's gorge
color and symmetry of form MAKE
the king of ornamentaIS; then IN
Is the arbor vitae. a beautiful tree
adds grace to the Landscape, ana
vivid Grcen is charminG.-J. q. ~
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
HUNGARIAN GRASS A WEED KILLER

When the weeds arc an inch high
cultivate the plot and harrow fine. A
week later harrow It again and sow
thickly with hungarian grass, which
VIII probably get ahead OF the weeds
and CROWD them out As Hungarian
grass may be moved two or three
times before the summer is over. any
weeds that may make a start W T. he
cut down. Thorc Is no crop that is
better for destroying weeds than Hun
garian grass. the seed broadcastcd: but
IT is better 10 grow crop that re-
quires clean cultivation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
WATER FOR THE CHICKS

Take an ordinary baking pan and
have the tinsmith riyet on an ear on
one side for mailing TO tree Have
him also make n hole I'm the bottom
In one corner, that tho water can be
let out every day and the pan be kept
clean, Nail the pan to a tree about
twelve inches from the ground. so the
chicks can drink without getting into
1t with their feet. The birds viii soon
discover that it is a fine place from
which to get drink on hot DAYS.
sometimes they ind. too. that 1t Is a
convenient place for bath, and this
of course makes the water dirty. But
IL is not much trouble To refill tho nan
with clean water. and this should he
done two or three times a day. Chick
ems and birds require a great deal of
water, and they often suffer for lack
OF II. Don't neglect them,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
TO GET RID OF vERMIN

My hogs got lousy last year before
| knew 1t. 1 could not afford to build
n dipping e'nk. 50 I <ut into . three
quarts OF hot soapsuds ouc-halr pint
Of Kerosene oil, boiled and stirred Wig
orouSly for ten minutos. When the
emulsion has cooled sufficiently I
poured il through sprlnkltnE can
alonG the backs and over the heads Of
the pigs. rh" ticks aud lice quicllly
disappeared. hot repeated tho dose
twice moro during tho summer-J. G..
Barnes, Indiana.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
THERE IS PROFIT IN SAGE

Twenty-Five cents worth OF sage seed
VIII furnish about 1000 plants Enough
sage can be picked the first year to poy
for all the labor of sowing and plclSlue
the sage Early tn the spring the
plants should be removed. set in rows
three feet apart one way and bali
that distance tue other, II the plants
are planted in good soil and properly
cultivated they can bc picked three
times each year for several years.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
FOR PROPER DEH0RAIAG
Mistakes Made by Using lnstru-
ments Which Cause Lasting
Injury, Sometimes Death.

Whether or not dehornlng is cruci
depcnds upon the methods employed
and the Instruments used. IL Is stated
by an authority that In the dehornins
of over 10000 COWS with the saw there
were no deaths due to the -operatloh'
while in COWS dchorned by shears there
WAS trouble afterward In healing oil
the wounds. due, no doubt, TO tle
crushing. fracturing action which TINS
instrument has upon old horns wherc
ossifIcatlon OF the cores is advanced.
1t is not usual TO apply any prepara-
ton after the operation of dehornlnS
to prevent bleeding. as the loss of blood
is not sufficient, as a rule, 10 be of con-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
TO GET RID OF LICE

The lice on your rose pah'S
gotten rid OF. Dip the bush III !"
slightly warmer than the I''" ,v
bear. repeating the treatment ,,so
times at intervals Of day OF h,
busting thoroughly Win
powder Is also effo-,t -,
The white and green lice WI, .,,.
tack the tender rose plants -.
the spring may be DESTROYER DM,s ~
suds from the Mondays WASH
on from different angles, as no, AZ.
be handled. and the pests "i'
pear ,,k
Such an application once a N
keep the foliage clean ana p'O."
growth and health OF the PlanV'
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
NOTES OF THE ORCHARD

The Ben Davis sells better in Lon
don than any other apple.
The Mission grape is the commercial
grape ot New Mexico
Rye makes fine cover crop whero
there Is nitrogen i'm the soil.
Tho grapevine should be kept free
from growth UP to the crotch.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
A HOMEMADE LADDER

Get a straight.
smooth pole sixteen
or eighteen feet
long, One about
4 inches I'm dame
ter at the butt and
21H inches at the
top after the bark
has been taken of
is best
Fastcn an iron
band on tight SIX
feet from the large
end. Split the pole
from the large end
up TO the band.
Bore onc-inch holes
one foot apart, be-
ginning one foot
from the large end,
Make the first runG
at the bottom 3is
feet long. Above
the split make them
. feet long. gradu-
ally running TO 10
inches at the top.
Put a band ON
the little end or
wrap it with wire.
\ ladder like this
answers every pur- y,
pose on the farm I
and can be made in
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

sequence. Care should be taken. how
ever. to prevent substances from getting
into the openings left after the horns
are removed The horn cores are
elongationS OF tho frontal bones of the
skull, and are hollow, They commu-
nIcate with the frontal sinuses. or air
spaces, Of the head; therefore foreign
substances or fragments of horn which
act as an irritant in these cavities are
apt To set up an Inflammation, result
ing In the formation of pus or an ab-
scess, which may prove quite serious.
Occasionally animals after being de-
horned and turned out OF the stable
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

secretary Coburn declares thu. the
"''ptul kansas fen" contributed "a
s'~ .,c pr PROSPERITY Of that state a sum of
yl"'Soo'pSs III The surplus product Of
poultry and IS - last year.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
STEEL FRAME FOR BARN

There is a decided movement in
favor OF metal frames for barns and
other buildings because of their dura
bility and safety from fire.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21
ORCHID HUNTING.
The Terrors and the Dangers Of
Tropical Forest.

1t is not n pretty story. this nara
tive Of trip up the Ormoco. but YOU
may understand orchid people ag,;,i
IT. Won re,d II
81 horo, rnlpcI,i." soi1 lo .r
-. -, 49,,
'o'N " i'' ,'''' Nv - ''''' " ''''' "''' ''''''
INC u''N P.'''cN u e"'''' "'v mn" uP""
man by himself met MN az ioi'
of spain, and he Was eager Tor thr
adventure because he HAD just nOscohd.
ed from British mercantile house ~
Havana and the Ornoco sounded t.
him like haven.
I'VE hired a few negroes oar real
guides we would PICK MP al .tll-os.
tura, one day while WWlh- Tor Toe
stores to be packed took mH partner
out to show him what "n orchid Was.
Near the Pitch lake saw one d.
tree and ordered one of the n.-r,
boys to shin up and get H. lie "aa.l
not 4 deadly snake dWclt Iu that
tree, he declared. He was afraid
afraid Of snakes. Nice, Efficient. h"Ip
full boy TO take into tropical forests.
wasn't heE
"It was insubordlnation before the
expedition had even started. $50 /
culfed him and handed him my hunt
ing knife. Bring down that flower
and also the snakes head | ordered,
and, whining, trembling. he went up
the trunk. He was detaching the or
child from where 1t chung when IA
thing like spear as black as his own
skin, suddenly struck at the boys
wrist He screamed with terror and,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21

The young man in the BARRIERS chair
had been annoyed by suggestions Of
the white coated artist, although he
had said clearly enough when he sat
down that he wanted only n hair cut
ard a shampoo. Singemg, facial mas
sage and hair tonics had been offered
vainly.
Finally the barber perpetrated what
is with BARRIERS the crowuing insult
Passing bis hand over the young mans
face, be said coltcmpluouSly:
SHAVE yourself don't YOU"
"Sure," said the young man. Don't
you|
And there was Washington
Post.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21

One sees nothing Of the narwha! and
very little Of the kayak, for dashlng
seas wash over the little craft, but the
double baded paddles seesaw with the
regularity Of Il pendulum.
Homecoming takes many hours and
engenders prodigious amoLLt of hard
work, but there is energy to spare, for
a wealth Of meat and fat IS the cul.
mination Of all EskiWo ambition.
Seven Of these ponderous animals
were brought in during five days,
making heap Of more than 10000
pounds Of food and fuel Then the
narwhas. suddenly disappeared, and
we saw no more of them,
Three white whales were also obtain
cd in n similar way at Etah at about
the same time.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21

She--I'm never going TO speak to
your wife again.
He-What's the matter?
"She promised TO write to me two
weeks ago, and ! haven't heard from
her since"
"Oh, well" feeling in his pocket,
here's the letter She gave iC to me
fortnight ago."-Yonkeis Statesman.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21

'He said this skirt Of mine was a
perfect symphony"
"Afaybe, but it's not well conducted"
"What do you meanY
ut drags. "-Cleveland Leader.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21
The Real Want,

"What we want Is a square deal"
ooh, Wen compromise on that in a
pinch What VIC really want is a
shade the best Of t."-LOuisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21
The pesoent.

Father, do men descend from mon
keys?' asked an inquisitiye lad,
Eyes, my boy"
"And what do monkeys descend
FROM
THE monkeys Decentralization the
treesw-LOndon Telegraph.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21

"Oh, John. don't you wish we could
sit here and spoon forever"
"Yes, dearest. But let's go now. I
think hear the dinner bellr--Boston
Post. . ,..-.------------.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21
Use Of tho Narwhal.

The quest Of the walrus and the mar
whal came in our own immediate plan
Of adventure. The unicorn, or mar.
wha, does not often come under the
eye Of the white man, though one Of
the first animals to leave our shores.
II gave for a brief spell good results
In sport and useful material. The
blnbber is the pride Of every house
keeper for it gives a long, hot flame
to the lamp, with no smoke to spot
the igloo 5nery. The skin is regarded
as quite a delicacy. Cut into squares,
It looks and tastes like scallops, with
only q slight aroma Of train oil.
The meat dries easily and is thus
priced as IN appetizer or as a lunch
10 he eaten en- route in sled or kayak.
IN this shape it was an extremely use
ful thing for us, for it took the place
Of pemmic1n for our less urgent jour.
nevs
The uarwhal, which, apart from its
usefulness. is most Interesting to den
Nens Of the arctic deep, played in
schools far off shore, usually along the
edge Of large ice. It's long ivory tusks
rose under spoutS of breath and spray.
When this glad sight was noted every
Kayak about camp was manned, and
the Eskimos' skin canoes went like
BIRDS over the water. Some Of the
ESRlmos rose TO the ice fields and de-
iFered harpoons from secure foot
ing Others hid behind floating frag-
menls Of heavy ice and made a sudden
rush as the animals passed.
sui others came up IN the rear, for
'ne narwhal cannot easily see back
ward and does not often turn to watch
mS enemies, its speed being so fast
tnat It can easily keep ahead Of other
troublesome creatures.
Hunting the Narwhal.
The harpoon is always delivered at
ciose range, When the dragging float
marked the end Of the line in tow Of
ue frightened creature the line Of
SKIN canoes followed. The narwhal is
umid by nature Fearing to rise for
breath, he plunged along until nearly
sIahgulated. When it did come up
,uere were several Esdmos near with
uraWn ances, which inflicted deep
gashes.
again the narwhal plunged deep
uoWn with but one breath and hurried
Sohs as best 1t could. But its speed
oiacAened, and a line Of crimson mark
" Is hidden path, Loss OF blood and
s"snt or air did not give it a chance
~ nght Again 1t came up with
'pUut' again the lances were hurled
Tue battle continued for several
hours with many exciting adventures,
"ue 10 the end the narwhll always sue
Nunoed. Offering a prize Of several
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-21
Towing the Carcass.

To the huge carcass fra,l Eorane
were hltched in Il long line Tu~h#
is slow. wind and sea cumhinla o.
make the TASK difficult and Gangr"nu.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-08-13

themselves as opposed to the
slow maner in which the govern
ment is taking hold of, and COM
pleating reclamation projects.
There is too much "red tape"
and not enough of effective bust
ness methods employed. Ii two
thirds OF the high salaried engi-
neers and officials would be rele-
gated to the ranks of common
laborers, where they properly
belong, or else told to chit the
trail" and some one with good
"horse sense" put in control
there would be something doing.
A great part of the money
spent is squandered in salaries
to high priced officials and speci-
al agents. A practical man like
j. j. Hill of the Great Northern
R. R. would construct more
reservoirs and complete more
reclamation projects in one year
than Newell and his corps of red
tape attatchees have done in the
last 10 years. Some of the as
sertions being made at the pres
emit gathering in Spokane are as
follows: "The government of the
United States is sitting idly by
while millions of dollars worth
OF natural resources are going
to waste" american lands are
going to waste while last year
$4,000 Americans sought homes
in Canada"
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-08-13
His Letter To The Firm

This letter is alleged to have been re
ceived by bicycle firm in Montreal:
Mister J. T. Jones and comyanee,
Notre Dame Street, Montreal, P. O.
Dear Siru: have receev de bicykel
witch buy from you alrite, but for why
you don't send me no saddel, what is de
use of de bicykel when she don't haue no
saddel, am loose to me my customer
sure ting by no having de saddel and
dats not very pleasure for me. wat is de
matter wit you mister jones and com
panee, is no my money so good like
anodder mans. You lose to me my
trade and am veree anger for dat an
now it is to you dat you are fools and
no good mister 7. ]. Jones and companee
l send to you back at wunce your bicykel
to-morro for sure bekawse you are such
foolishness peoples. Yours respect
fullee, j P. st. Denis.
P. S.-since rite dis letter find de
seddel in de box, excuse to me.-Judge.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-08-13

Senator Chamberlain is report
ed as the only Western Senator
who voted against the graft for
travelling expense money, to the
tune Of $50, 900, for the Presi-
dent, in addition to his increased
salary OF $75, 900, per year.
Once more Chamberlain is right.
If Taft can't manage to save
enough for travelling expenses
out Of his salary he should walk
and beg his meals or stay at
home.
Congress is practicing a very
poor system of economy, in vot-
ing an extra allowance for Taft s
travelling expenses, while coming
out to the Seattle fair.