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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

II the feeding schedule carried out
with tho dairy cow-so many pounds
OF feed for milk glven-were applied
to n good many men and boys and so
many ounces OF food given for hours
work done, there would be big bunch
OF them scratching gravel or reduced
to a fare OF cheap toothpicks and wa
Tor
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29
THE FLY PEST.

1ncessant warfare can be waged
against the common housefiy without
any conjunction OF conscience on the
part OF even the most chicken hearted.
There Is not good and redeeming
word that can be said in its favor. II
makes a bad start by Matching In the
horse manure pile. and its career Is n
hlthy one from this on. It freQuents
swill barrels. masses OF foul smelling
and decaying vegetable and animal
matter and cesspools. and from these.
rocking and garm laden. it seeks ref
uge In the house, befoullng paint and
paper. dish and glass and contaminat-
ing any foodstufr that It has access TO-
1t Is recognized by health authorities
everywhere as n prolific spreader of
typhoid and other filth disease germs.
One or the best ways to reduce the
numbers OF the pest Is to keep the ma
nure pile cleaned up and spread on the
fields, and IL this Is not practicable the
same result may be accomplished by
scattering small quantities OF air
slaked lime over the compost pile as
II accumulates. Swill barrels and
moist piles OF refuse should be moved
from the Kitchen door, and In the lat
ter case the lime treatment viii have
the desired effect In the house the
good work may be continued by hav-
ing tight fitting door and window
screens and the keeping OF fly paper In
convenient places.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Sorghum hay is a roughage ration
that may DO grown late and makes
an excellent feed. After being cut.
which should not be done until there
has been good hard frost. II should
be piled In good sized cocks and al
lowed to lie thus until fed. II put
together In large quantities, as Is
cured hay. It will spoil Stock relishes
the sorghum fodder and seems to do
well on IL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

a remarkable instance OF the In
crease In value OF Washington fruit
lands is told I'm connection with one
orchard proprietor I'm the Hood river
valley who nine years ago advised one
OF his workmen TO buy forty next his
own. The latter closed the deal Mt s15
per acre. The tract was set TO apples
and is today valued at $1,000 an acre.
or $4,000. This smacks OF the days
OF 40. only the gold is picked or the
trees instead OF being washed out Of
the ground.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29
T. Stops only on s'gnaI or notice to Con

T. Stops only on signaI or notice to Con
ductor
Connections al Morgantown-No * will
Is. x y No from Fairmont az g:S2 a. m
No ~ with & O No 90 from Pitisburg al
- ol y. m: No. 70 with B. & O. No. q from
Fairmont az 3 20 p m. No. 70 with h. & q
NO. 50 Tor Fairmont az f2.ol p M. and with
MOST Tor Pitisburg al 20 p m. No 10 with
y. o. No. for Fairmont at 6:33pm lex.
cept sundays and with No. 4 at8.4o %. m
iNc 90 at 8's4 D. m. on sundays
Connections AZ NJ. x K. Junction No rs
with -. & No. FOR easta or a. M. and
win No. u Tor west al 1924 a. M. No ~
WIN B.@ ONO % for east at 3.2tp.m.. No.
u ior east al $40 on Except Sundays)
ana NO IS from west at arr p. M; No 10
win y & O. No. ~ Tor east at 7:33 p.m.and
NO Tor west az 8:77 y m. tNo.2I Sundays):
NO 10 win y O. No. from east at z:t7
ann. and No b irOm westato.iia M: No
10 with b q . No ~ from west az 3:7ip
M and No.77 from west at s:4o % M except
sundays No. 40 with .. & o. No - from
west az 7:33 p. m.
K BKEiZ. General Manager
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Following one line means success in
majority OF cases, but did not with
the Illinois farmer who got fine
homestead land ut S1.25 per acre sixty
years ago, has grown nothing but
wheat and corn on 1t since and today
gets but two bushels of wheat and ten
OF corn per acre, and even to get this
paltry return has to let his land rest
part OF the time at that to get its
breath. He was one OF your practical
Fellows who followed In the ngricul-
tural ruts Of his forefathers and had
no time for lead pencil farmers or ex-
pertinent station bulletins.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

There are still sectiono In the south
where geese are driven long distances
to market. In order to keep them FROM
getting footsore the birds are driven
over a spot smeared with tar and then
over 1ne sand, which gives them n
patent footgear.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Only the marauding hawks or owls
seen raiding the poultry yard and
actually caught with the goods should
fall victims TO the shotgun. when
they develop the chicken stealing
habit they belong 10 the same class
as the cat which kills little chickens
or the egg sucking dog. and It is then
oil right TO dispatch them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Every well regulated horne should
operate It's own curfew ordinance and
not look TO the town 20 herd the boys
and girls or the street when they
ought 10 DO home and I'm bed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

1t is n fact conceded by all dairymen
and feeders that pasture grass is as
nearly n perfect feed as It is possible
TO have. There are several reasons for
this. One is that It is juicy and succu-
lent and, entirely apart from fits nutri.
tive properties, IS eaten with keen rel
ish by all domestic animals. Added to
this Is the fact that It contains in nice
ly balanced proportions the several
nutridve elements required for meat
and milk production. Another point is
that It IS not eaten in stuffy, I'll venti-
lated and poorly lighted barns, but In
the open, where with every mouthful
OF grass taken into the stomach n
breath Of sweet fresh air is taken into
the lungs. purifying the blood, aiding
the heart action and increasing to a
maximum the animals power OF as
Sanitation, which in turn makes posi-
BILE the consumption OF still larger
quantities Of food and an increased
production OF milk and meat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

A discerning contributor to a well
known dairy paper in accounting for
the financially strapped condition OF so
many dairymen in sections OF New
York which he visited finds the chief
reasons for their unenviable condition
to be poor cows, the buying OF much
feed that ought to be raised on the
farm, failure TO utilize to their full
value the crops that are produced, es-
pecially corn, and waste OF money in
extravagant personal habits when II
ought to be spent for supplies for the
home and feed for the dairy cows. The
causes cited by this Investigator would
seem to be sufficient to account for n
good deal of low ebb dairying and
farming.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

The pasture should be one Of the
best assets on well managed farm
and IL properly handled should give
as large n return with as little outlay
or work as any other acres on the
place. One way in which its efficiency
may be increased is to give It light
top dressing of fertilizer with the
spreader, paying special attention to
the spots where the soil seems to be
the thinnest. In this way an effective
disposal can be made Of much OF the
manure which accumulates about the
stables during the summer months,
which IL not carried out would lose
about half Of its fertilizing value from
exposure to rain and weather.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Beet sugar men who have looked the
section over believe that beets can DO
grown successfully without irrigation
I'm the Arkansas valley in Kansas be-
tween Dodge City and Great Bend.
and IN experiment will be made along
that line this season. II It Is shown
that beets can be grown in the val
ley without irrigation 1t is possible
that coming years may see beet raising
extensively carried on along the old
Santa Fe trail from central Kansas
TO the mountains In Colorado.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

In the life OF many a girl there comes
the trying hour when she meets her
first affinity. She is usually from If
teen to nineteen when this happens
She tries to make her mother believe
that If she does not accept the prefer
Of this first knight she VIII die OF a
broken heart-she just knows she will.
OF course 1t would not be considerate
TO view her mood lightly, but II Is
more than likely she will survive II
she doesn't take up right away the
work OF washing dishes and darning
socks for this first conner. This dear
girl should realize that there are as
good fish in the sea as ever came out
Of It; that at twenty-five the bait will
be just as good, and better, while at
that age she Will know what fsh are
really worth catching.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29
ORIGIN OF BORDEAUX MIXTURE.

OrtStN Of bOHDEAOx MIXTURE.
Like many another useful prepare
ton, the bordeaux mixture. which has
been used as a fungicide since 1888
and Is an invaluable aid to orchard
and vineyard owners, was discovered
by mere chance. 1t Is said that near
tho town of Bordeaux, France, owners
OF certain vineyards by the roadside
were In the habit of sprinlling them
with verdigris to give them the APP
pearance of having been poisoned in
order to prevent depredations. Later
a mixture Of copper sulphate and limo
was used as a substitute for this.
When the mildew made its appearance
In these vineyards it was noticed that
the vines which had been given this
treatment were freer from the disease,
and thus by a very simple deduction
the mixture. later called bordeaux,
was given the credit for the good
work. From that day to the present
It has held first place as the most
valuable and effective OF fungicides.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

In England there are farms which
have been cropped continuously for
hundreds OF years which are today
giving larger crop returns than at the
beginning, In some instances two and
a half times the yield. This has been
possible as n result OF the English
mans recognition that The soil is
crop manufacturing plant and that to
give generous returns It must be sup
piled with the necessary fertilizing
elements from which to give returns.
1t would be just as reasonable to ex-
pect steam power plant to give effec-
tive pressure without fuel or water as
the land to produce crops without con-
serving the fertilizing elements It con-
tains and supplying such rs are con-
sumed in the crop growing process.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

No. connects With % s. O No. west.
bound and NO. 3 eastb0uuI
No. connects with 70. d. O Nos tfand
eastborud and 80 ss wcstboInd
HENRY tIANST. General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

Owing TO the lateness OF the spring
n good many northern feeders ran
badly short of rough feed. and as a re-
suit both dairy cows and steers in the
feed lot went on pretty short rations.
with n distinct loss In both instances
The time to provide for next winter
and spring feeding is now. and enough
should be secured to leave n margin
for just such n contingency. This will
not make It necessary to turn the stock
on to the pastures two or three weeks
before It is time. which does stock lit
tie good and is n distinct injury to the
pasture through the whole season.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-29

A hog raiser who reported his case
In the trouble" department of late
issue Of an agricultural paper states
that he fed his brood sows on n ration
OF corn and cob and oil meal and
many OF the pigs were born dead. This
was about what might have been ex-
pected. the ration being badly out Of
whack. heating and fat forming rather
than cooling and bone and muscle
forming. The oilmeal should have
been replaced with barley. beans or
peas, while oats and bran should have
taken the place OF the corn and cob
meal. The feeder simply made a mis-
take and got the ration for the fatten-
ing shotes into the brood SOW trough.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18

were considerably larger thar expected.
about forty cars being reported in, The
run Tor the two days Is the heaviest that
II has been before In a long time. In spite
OF the fact that receipts were SO large,
the market was by no means in bad, shape.
In addition TO the requirements of the local.
packers which were quite liberal, there
was also a very good shipping demand fer
such stuff as would do to shear and feed
out for the later market. The result Was
that the demand was quite good for all de-
sirable kinds. and while the trade coald
hardly be called active still there was n
very fair movement and the most Of the
offerings changed hands in good seaso
Unfortunately the quality was not very
good, there being a considerable showing
OF trash which was not sought after and
which was very much inclined TO drag.
The feeling on the undesirable kinds with
receipts 40 large would naturally be a little
weak. On the other land the prices paid
for desirable killers did not show any ma
aterial change as compared with yester-
day. the market being generally quoted as
about steady. T
Quotations on sheep and lambs. Coed 10
choice lambs, S.00G7.B; fair to good lambs.
s6b0q7.O0; feeding lambs. @oo0s IS; coed
to choice light yearlings, $650d6b: good
TO choice heavy year1ings, t6ooa6.so; feed
ing yeariings. S.z5d6.7S: good TO choice
wethers, S.00QS.&, fair 70 good wefhefs.
N.7bQ6.oO; feeding wethers. S4.26475; good
TO choice ewes, A65a24D: fair TO GOOD.
ewes. A.BqL65: feeding ewes, lO064Oo.
culls and bucks. n.00d2.B.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE CONSTRUCTING
ouartermaster. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Jan
uary 10, 1906. Sealed proposals. in tripli-
cate. viii be received at this office until
s:O O'Clock, mountain time. February u,
is0s. and then opened In public, for con-
strncting, plumbing, heating. electric wiz
Ing and electric fixtures for the following
buildings at Fort d, A Russell Wyoming:
Two dispensaries,- plan No. 2f7. one or two
ouartermsster's stables. plan No. ISL;
price for one stable OF two stables 10 be
stated separately. Plans and specifications
can be examined az this office and full In
formation given ON application. Plans and
specifications are on file. for the inspee-
ton OF bidders. in the office OF Chief
Quartermaster, Department Of the Mis-
souri,. Omaha, Nebraska, and Chief Quar-
termaster, Department OF Colorado. Den
yer. Colorado. The United States reserves
the right 70 reject OF accept any or ali
BIDS or any part thereof. Envelopes con-
taining proposals should be Endorsed Pro
pOsals for constructing etc, buildings az
Fort ID. A Russell. Wyoming," and ad-
dressed TO Captain ". X Hart. 18th in
fantry, acting Quartermaster. IL. s, Army,
In charge Of construction. room , Kssfe
JanSi-9s-SFebr-D
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Liverpool Cables Show Wheat Strong,
with a Tendency Up.
LOCAL RALLIES AFTER Rad START
Good Support on All Breaks and
F1r@er Outside Markets Formed
n Sustaining
for the Day.
OMAHA. Feh. IL. 1sna.

OMAHA. Feb. II. 1893.
Liverpool cables wheat strong. with q
tendency higher. The local market rallied
after a short decline at the start. There
was good support on all breaks and firmer
outside markets were a sustaining influ-
ence.
Corn receipts are heavy and are incress-
ing. with little or nc effect on values. De-
mand II strong and prices advance easily
IN face OF all bearish influences.
Wheat proved strong TO flrmer, with ca
Dies giving some cOuragem Cash
wheat has an excellent demand and sold
readily on the floor at the best prices re-
ceiVed on the present crop. May wheat
opened at S.O7A and closed at S-07h.
Corn ruled steady and strong and active.
Values were firm in face OF heavy offer
ings, the market being well supported
under selling pressure. Cash corn was
strong on prevailing prices and with heavier
receipts was quite active. May corn opened
al 0oc and closed at 6Oc.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000 bu.
and shipments were $4,000 bu.. against re-
ceipts last year Of SZ7.00 blu. and shipments
Of 273.00 bu.
Corn receipts we're 6s2, 900 bu- and ship
ments were $1,000 bu., against receipts last
year OF S600 bu. and shipments OF A2,Ooo
bu.
Clearances were $4,000 blu. Of corn. 2OOo
bu. Of Oats and wheat and flour equal to
Isl 1000 bu.
Liverpool closed ta54d higher on wheat
and ia higher on corn.
Local range OF options:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18

CATTLE-There was another big run of
cattle today, the receipts amounting TO 2s
cars, the heaviest run since January IL,
when rs cars were reported IN. The total
Tor the three days shows a large gain over
any previous week of recent date and also
over q year ago. Among the arrivals was
quite a sprinkling Of very decent killing
cattle OF all kinds.
Advices from ali selling points this morn
gethsr with the large receipts made the
along toward 10 o'clock before buyers TOOK
When they did they we're very baekward
about bidding freely and IL was after mid
Gay before very much business was tran
ssoled Prices generally looked lO916c
lower than yesterday, or fully sc lower
than Monday.
Cows and heifers went through the same
experience as beef steers. Buyers were
Fery SLOW about taking hold, being ap-
parentiy in no hurry to I'M orders, as there
was a great plenty to Ro the rounds
frfoes showed about the same decline as
hat noted o in connection with beef
steers.
stockers and feeders we're a little dun.
srecuiators being backward about taking
hold In the face Of the rapid decline In fat
cattle and the tendency on the market IN
consequence was lower. Buyers were gen
srally figuring taking off as much as IBc
from yesterdays priceG
Quotations On cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers. S.5046Oe; fair to good
eorn-ied steers. Sooq660; common to fair
cows and heifers. AL00a6.l5: fair to good
cows and heifers. B.O0a4O0; common 10 fair
cows and heifers. 2y00dS.00: good 10 choice
Htockefe and feeders. A6O65. 90; fair 10
good stoekers and feeders. A76@4bO: com
mon 20 fair stockers and feeders. a0eR
~; stock heifers. S275G4Oo: veal calves,
bulls. stags. etc. s25945e.
Hoos-Recsipts Of hogs this morning
were very heavy. and later trains Kept
rolling Up the receipts until the total
amounted TO over 300 cars, being the heavi-
est run OF any day since January q. The
quality averaged up pretty fair, that To-,
there wa quite q showing OF good, Welghty
stuff, although there was also q consider
able showing Of trashy. light loads.
tt market opened reasonably early In
spite OF the fact that receipts were so
large, but the feeling was decidedly weak.
Aovices from all other selling points in
dicated sharply lover markets and buyers
AZ this point were not slow In taking ad-
vantage Of the heavy run 10 force the mar
point The result was that The market
started out 5Q1oe lower, that Is SC lower on
the best hogs and loo lower on the general
run OF light h0gAL Some very choice. liNht
ana butcher weights, such a. were Wanted
BY the shippers. did not show A. much de-
cline as others. Common lights were very
slow Throughout the day. the same a. they
have been for some little time back.
The market did not improve any as the
day. advanced. but sun u held up fairly
ven considering the large run. AZ the close
Il WAS safely loc lower than yesterday on
Az klnsa Common lisht hogs we're dis-
caees salernen we're quoting theiF tata Gales
% light stuff AZ le4Ifc lower. prNffV mnck
eysryfhins vas disposed q b. midday, haF-
nm . fs0 late eFFlsals
sHEEP-Rsoeipss q sheep rhis msnlss
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Margaret b. Crane and husband to
2. P~lainview. Observation-Disclosures LOO
o. Roberts to Mary Z. Babcock.
lot ] and eh lot : block H.. Prospect
race 4
County treasurer TO John o. Roberts,
east lS2 feet of lot q. Horbach's
Same to same. lot /. block II, and ek
lot ., block II. Prospect Place. ......
Josephine II. Weidenfeller to John IT,.
Trevithick, lot IL. block 10. Summit
add, go. :".."-- -............. 100
Hastings & Heyden TO Josephine H. .
Weidenfeller. 2
Mamie A. Schromann and husband to
Clyde w. Dunick, lot s. BLOCK 4.
Marysville $50
Anna b. Conroy TO Andy o.. Smith.
berg, wy nwk block "A I'd add. TO
II. A. Scott and wife to o. II. Bieeiow,
west 10 feet lot 2 and east 80 feet
lot 3. block II. Boulevard park ]
Paxton Real Estate company to e r..
Clay. lot s, keystone park. L,422
Wilson +. Graham and wife 10 Soren
Jensen and wife. lot 10. block l.
Newton M. Mann to H. S. Mann.
lot ]. Devries' subdiv ..........-.-... 8
Freeman s. Tucker to NJ B. Thomp-
son. lot 5. block 108. Florence. ......... %
M. b. Thompson and wife to Mary .
NJ Tucker 80
william Graf a. Sons ompany to
Peter r. Petersen and Leroy NJ.
PECAN, lot q. in add. to blocks IS
and 1. "a add. to Bedford Place. 1
National Land company 20 Elizabeth
N. shahan, lot 3. block 16. West End Z
Charles w. Sears. trustee, ct al, TO
John J. Ryan, lot 10. block ]. Fowler
Place SO
Jcss PHI B.. Robins ct al to Harry
Marowftz. ma lots Is and II. block 2
Hillside add. No. 2.................... 1900
Daniel b. Stowell and wife to Carrie
V. Hasness. lots is and -. block IS,
ANAA&ENfa INhANaa Aa
r. II. Davis and wife to Edgar c.
Hutchinson. lots 20 and "a. block l.. =
and lots 10 and II. block 2 b. K
Minnie b. Davis ana husband TO
same. lots ? and 3. block ], Portland
IIace AVU
United Real Estate and Trust com
block "a. Kountae PIace..-s".., l.lsO
Total amount OF transfers 81. ZOE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18

delivery sod between H.1ga and H1f& and
closed At h14a- July closed at gLO%
Predictions OF a liberal increase In ship
ments OF corn from interior points had a
depressing effect on the market for that
grain, sentiment in the pit being baarish
nearly All day. Some leading cash inter
ests were moderate sellers. At the close
prices were a shade TO Ac below the pre-
yious close. with May az 6hdG5Ac and
July at 645td65c.
BY leading longs and cash iuterests. MAY
advancing to 54hc, a new high point for the
season. A good demand for the cash grain
by eastern shippers was an influential fac
tor. At the cloee prices were NC to A0nEc
above yesterdays final quotations. May
CLOSED at SAC and July at E5kc.
Provisions were weak because OF moder-
ate sales by western packers. The selling
was based largely on liberal receipts Of live
hogs at all western packing centers. Prices
AZ the close were bu7kc to 1z11c below the
previous close.
TIT leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18

\ Nebraska.
FARMS AND ACRES

hACREs NEAR BENSON. well improved
.tloWoi line black loan soil, ali kinds oh
huit, new, 5-room house, barn, chicken
and smoke houses, we'll and vtndmiTi.
only blocks from Military Road. A
10 70 Is ACRES close 70 Benson: opiv sso
an acre. The best proposition Of the year,
one mile from Benson. 4 mile from
Military Road, all black loan. slightly
rolling. Cannot be beaten for chicken
ranch fruit or truck gardening. See us
quick
"a ACRES FOR CHICKEN RANCH.
rms compress a bunch OF u fun lots just
one-halt block. near KruR Park, at
less than NB per lot. or only H.750 for
entire tract. lies fine. get busy IL you
want IL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
81. Louis Live STOCK Mark.t.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. observation-disclosures,
$3.50 head. including SO Texans; market
steers, $5O0d7. 20; dressed beef ana butcher
steers, N.OaS.40 20; steers under 1000 lbs,
S.50a6.S: stockers and feeders, $a.t0d6. 90:
cows and heifers, S.25GS.35; Gamers, 81 7Sd
225; bulls, S.T5d6.25; calves. $5.5069.0o; Texas
and Indian steers, SS.50Q6.25; cows and
heifers. 81. 75Na.26.
HoGs-Receipts. 1850 head: market f0a
15c lower; pigs and lights, A.50dS. 40; pack
ers. S6&Q650; butchers and best heavy,
IS. A0a6 IS.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Reeeipts, $3.50
mead; market steady; native muttons, 1915
$3.50; lambs, s4.5Un7.75; cuils and bucks
S.SG6.O0; stockers. S.0OG4.@.