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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
A MANURE SPREADER PAYS
They Give Better Results Than
Are Possible by the Old
Fashioned Fork Method.
ETFSH-
BY O. MILLER.

/ BY o. MILLER.
We have never yet heard of a farn,er
who used a manure spreader who went
back to tho old-fashioned way nj
pitching the manure out of a wagon
with a fork. The advantages of t6e
spreader over the old way OF using
fork arc SO numerous and so main
that no argument can overcome then,
In the first place. spreading manure
from wagon is dirty and disagree.
able job. In the next place. 1t is ut.
terly impossible to distribute the ma.
nure evenly by this method
BY the use OF spreader a man ca-
get over great deal moro ground and
the manure Will go very much far,be,
because 1t is evenly distributed.
II you will observe the meadow,
where you have distributed manure h,
the forkful, you VIII see that ee,S
presents spotted appearance. IN.
grass being rank in thqne places whore
tho manure struck the ground bu,
scanty and sparse where no manur,
reached ii.
By the use OF a wagon a man rnus,
stand on the manure while distrlbutIns
it. and the starting and stopping q,
the team takes time. and altoyethor
the job is unsatisfactory.
With a manure spreader all tha, I,
necessary is TO back the machine up
next to the back OF the barn under
the stable window and empty the ma.
nure into ii daily and then when tho
box is full mount the wagon, drive op,
into the field, and without touching
the manure with n fork 1t Is mickIv
and easily distributed.
Spreaders arc SO arranged that by a
little pressure on a lever the amoun,
of manure can be increased on tho
bare spots and shut off where not GO
much is needed.
There are plenty of two-horse ma
nurc spreaders. but most of them re-.
quire three horses and somotImc
farmers use a double team for the
purpose. A good form of spreader Ia
the wagon box type. 1t is simply box
htted with the machinery and which
VIII go onto your wagon trucks They
are quickly attached and are light and
handy, because they VIII go anywhere
that wagon Will go.
These wagons can easily be handled
with two horses. A good way to uso
this spreader is to have two supports
on the outside OF the barn near the
window upon which the box spreader
is placed. But better way IS 10
suspend the spreadcr from supports by
means OF ropes and a pulley and when
the box is full run the trucks under.
let down the box and drive off
These machines arc somewhat
cheaper than the regular spreaders, tn,
difference being from $40 to $50.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

lily as on lower ground. But beware Of
too sunny exposures, or else the hrst
warm days will coax out the buds, to
be blasted by frost
AS peach trees develop and mature
rapidly, they are correspondingly short
lived, and the owner of a good orchard
to-day must plant new trees for Few
wears hence 1t is constant success
sion of growth and decay.
No more satisfactory field can be
chosen for investigation la Burbank,
and 1t Is along line which Is sure TO
prove profitable. though no world
renowned variety may be evolved.
II peach growing Is an experiment. IT
is perhaps wise to restrict it mainly to
seedlings. Should it prove success in
YOUR orchard, you Will want to add
some nursery stock, which is, save In
some stray instances, of better quality
For market purposes named lrnlt
only is salable, and the surplus even
though small, will balance up OH the
sugar used In home consumption. TINS
alone is quite an item.
In selecting nursery trees, choice
should be in a measure made accord
ing to the time of ripening, a doubtful
location a smaller proportion OF the
very carly and very late is preferable.
Chooae freestoncs for the main crop
The yellow neshed varieties arc the
best sellers. and as rule the best FOR
canning. Early Crawford is one OF the
host early varieties, Elbcrta stands
high i'm the list for the main crop.
IL 10 eaSy TO put the pits of some
choice fruit into bag and let them
freeze, thus helping the germs 10
break forth. and then plant In some
suitable place. a Seeding bearing fruit
in very few years
Seedlings differ from the parent, but
as a rule the finer the peach selected
for seed the better the quality OF the
Seeding.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
FARMERS WHO SUCCEED

There is always a good chance for
the man that does not know all there
is to be known about farming. but
wants to know more, and the one that
says. II believe II anybody can do 1t
l CAM"
OF all hopeless cases in the world
none is more so than the man who
thinks he has no more to learn. II
everybody were like such a man things
would come to a dead standstill. The
live man, the man that makes the
world move, is the one who sees that
there is something beyond and who is
willing to try to reach that thing,
Take the man who says My place
looks pretty well this spring. but I'll
make 1t look better" OF the one who
tells you MY crops are good-never
better-but can do still greater
thlngsi' There you have the secret
Of progress in farming.
Go past the farms of those men a
few years from. now and you Will
scarcely know them Everywhere you
will note improvements. There will be
better buildings I'd more of them.
The fences will be kept up better.
The crops will certainly stand better.
Things Will be looking up.
Why is 1t not just as easy to do that
way as it Is to sag back and say, Il
am all right. None of my neighbors
get better crops than l do i have a
goo,' living. Let il go at that"
This Is not ideal farming, for the
fact is the man who talks that way has
no ideal. He is not working toward
anything better than he now has. The
world needs idealists among farmers,
just as 1t does among artists. poets
and literary men.
The man with an ideal is the man
other men love to follow.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
CARING FOR TURKEY POULIS
Dark, Damp Quarters and Lice
Responsible for NeaIy All
Deaths of Young Turkeys.
NINA cAL1GHsn.

Turkey hens begin laying caiv =.
the spring, and as they usrahy ."a
their nests on the ground. II is no'
visablc TO let them hatch the nrse ~. -.
eggs. unless one can get them 10 Si' 80
some sheltered ploce.
If the hen sits In a cold, damp nes'
the eggs will not hatch weii. ih'e
fs often the cause Of weak, s1chiy
pouits-
while turkey hens make the pes'
mothers. 1t is a good plan to hatcn .ne
first clutch OF eggs with chicken nehs'
then by the time the turkey hens nave
finished the second laying the weatner
&c somewhat warmer and they may DC
allowed to sit.
See that the hens have good nests
and orcikept free of lice. IL the hens
arc allowed to sit In old nest boxes
thew will soon become regular iouse
tncnhators. Then when the little tur-
kcvs come out your trouble Will oegin
in earnest, ,.,
" doesn't take many lice to Kill
Young turkey. A young turkey caNno'
endure these c-sapplng creatures as
long as a chick can,
HIfhc feed is all right. and still tney
do, not seem to thrive. the chances are
thatsthcy have vermin Of some sort.
Spread the wings out and examine
we'll on. both the inside and outsioe'
The e9latter is a favorite hiding place
and II sometimes happens that no lice
can be found anywhere else. However
n Is not uncommon to find the large
lice wherever there are pin feathers
Head lice attack LITTLE turkeys almost
as soon as they are hatched.
I,asttyear we pinned our faith to
ao-ealled '1ouse- killer" and before we
knew 1t our turkeys and chickens were
HteralIy alive with lice. Whether 1t
, had lost its strepgth or was bogus we
are, notspreparcf to say. but every time
! it wass al ppiiedf the little fowls became
, so sick that some of them came near
dying
II had worse effect upon the tur-
KEYS and chickens than it did upon the
lice. Then we began to use lard, as
we.useon to do years ago. before louise
killers" came into general use.
IJp to this time we had lost fifteen
tur;<eys and twice that number OF
chickens, ALI because the '1ouse-killer'
failed TO kill lice. No more turkeys or
chicks died, but thousands Of lice did
Great care must be exercised lest a
little too much is applied. Just little
Is enough. and it must be put on where
it.wiii reach the lice.
Takea little on the end Of the finger
and apply wherever the lice arc found.
Olive oil may be used Instead OF lard.
Lice cannot live long In either and
both are harmless to the little fowls
unless too much is used,
The grease should not touch the bare
spot under the wings If II can be avoid
cd and the head should not be creased
unless one is certain that either lice or
nits are present.
A young turkey needs sunshine. Some
people make a practice Of shutting
their turkeys up in close. dark coops
for the first week or two after they
are Matched.
These arc the people whose turkeys
die without any cause"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
A LITTLE PEACH ORCHARD
a1cltxsAN @ilt0l;i---
Is Possible Nearly Everywhere
if the Soil Needs of the Trees
Are Closely Studied.
RXiA.

There are scores of communities in
which half Of the residents grow their
own peaches and the other half buy or
lament the fact that they can't grow
peaches.
Peaches arc in way ftful, yet the
chances are that many OF those who
bewail their location might have as
many as their ncighbors by exercising
little care.
The majority of the little orchards
are natural fruit Whether 1t pays to
depend upon this with budded trees
now so cheap is question worth con-
sidering; but 1t certainly pays much
better than to do without fruit.
It was once thought that only sandy
soil would grow peaches. They have
succeeded nicely on stiff clay If well
enriched and cultivated. A sandy or
clayey loan is preferable. and must not
be too highly fertilized, as the peach is
naturally quick-growing tree.
A hillside, naturally we'll drained, is
a favored location for peach trees.
The frost does not strike them so read
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
TREATMENT FOR R0UP

Roup Is contagious catarrh and
Will unless Immediately checked go
through the entire flock Every affect
ed bird should be separated from tho
rest at once. The swelling on the head
should be opened with a sharp instru-
ment and the wound treated with an
antiseptic. such as listerine, or one part
caroolic acid to twenty parts water. A
per cent solution of sulphatc of CON
per injected into the noStrils, the cIoft
OF the palate. the eyes and the wounds
made by opening the swellings is said
10 be very good
Sometimes roup takes the form Of
diphthcria and Is more violent than
ordinary roup. Sometimes children
take 1t from poultry It is very din :
cult to cure. and IL this disease got into
my own flock l would Kill every af-
fccted bird and burn It's body. You
VIII save time and probably part o,
your Dock by killing all the diseased
birds and burning them.
Put the rest of the. flock In warn
dry quarters, and before putting them
In burn little sulphur in tho buIld,np
first closing all the openings. Do M,
put the birds into the building for a,
least five hours after the. burning a,
the sulphur. during which time a
should be thoroughly ventilated.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
IN WEAVING PIGS

rake them away in detachments be-
ginning hrst with two or three OF the
plumpest' largest and strongest; then
'ne next strongest batch. leaving thn
poor ones Of the litter to complete tho
drying off inc
The boar ought always to he to,.
IN pen by himself. preferably a".,, 49,
from inc other hogs. He should b.va
u eood-Sized yard in which he can 90 ev :
II allowed TO run with tho other hor.
"e IS hkely TO injure them badly
Keep MIN thrifty, but not too far o-
his get will be puny. W. ia'' or
-, "ood GOD pigs are not grown and fattened
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

straight, deep sides. a good depth of
chest and abdomen are especially i'm
portant In a SOW.
If possible the SOW should be select
ed from a large litter This Is apt TO
insure fecundity Each SOW should
have at least twelve well developed
teats. thus providing proper nourlsh-
ment for large litters.
The sow should show quality. but not
at the expense of constitution and
ViSor. When SOW has shown herself
TO be prolific breeder she should be
retained as long as her reproductive
powers are maintained
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
SOME ALFALFA POINTERS

Alfalfa grows best on deep. sandy
loam. underlaid by loose and per-
meable subsol
1t will not grow II there is an excess
of water in the soil The land must
be we'll drained. Plow, the land deeply
alfalfa is a deep feeder
Sow alone and screen seed before
using to separate the dodder and other
weed seeds Dodder is the worst enemy
OF alfalfa
For hay crop sow twenty to thirty
pounds of seed per acre. For a crop
Of seed SOW fourteen to eighteen pounds
per acre.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity until
the third or fourth year. so do not sow
1t expecting to get the best results In
less time. Keep the weeds moved and
rakcd off the first season. or they Will
choke out the crop.
Cut the hay when the first flowers
appear. If cut in full bloom the hay
will be woody. For seed cut when the
middle clusters of the seed pods are
dark brown.
Whether orSnot alfalfa Is a hardy,
profitable crop i'm the northern states
has not yet been fully demonstrated.
but in some instances 1t has been
grown successfully even in Canada.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
ABOUT HENS AND EGGS

When cholera appears In the flock
give no water except that in which
pokeroot has been boiled. This is both
preventive and cure. An Illinois
man says one Of his hens laid an egg
two and seven -eighths inches long
and one and ifteen-sixtcenths inches
wide. tho measurement being taken
with calipers.
One man Will win with one kind oil
hen and another man with some otner
breed II is with hens as it is with
cows. We should choose the breed we
like the best and then stay with It,
Fowls are naturally hardy, and con-
tagion in a flock is due to careless
ness on the part of the poultry keeper.
This IS proved by the fact that ex-
pert poultry raisers have very few
sick chickens.
Hens need better place on which
TO roost than the trees around the
house OF course, they may survive
there; but merely living and returning
a profit are two different things.
Don't stop feeding the 5hens shells
Just because they arc out of doors
and can shift for themselves. There
Is no Aney NOUS cNtI NA'S
between the days when tho hen likes
shells and when she does not. All
days are alike In that respect.
A woman in Vermont writes that
from sixty pullets and twelve yearling
Rhode Island hens she sold last year
eggs to the amount of s262.62. not
counting the eggs used in family OF
four Feed, advertising. etc, cost S94.77,
making gain of s167.s5. These hens
laid s.745 eggs.
To have the chickens mature rapidly
proper type of breeding fowl should
be obtained, This type consists of
fowls OF medium size and broad and
bIocky in shape, like the Plymouth
Rock and Wyandottes. The chickens
should be frequently fed. and a suffi-
Client quantity of food given each time
to satisfy them.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
GROWING YOUR OWN FEED
Home Grown Alfalfa and Cow
Pea Hay Found Valuable by.
Tennessee Dairymen.
plEDd


Too many dairy farmers arc running
to the mills and feed stores for sup
plies for their dairy cows. They know
they need concentrates. but do not
study the problem of feeding to con-
clusion. Down I'm Tennessee they raise
a great deal of COW pea hay and think
much of it. Northern farmers might
raise more TO advantage. They are
also beginning to know what alfalfa
Is down there. and they are feeding 1t
largely in many sections OF the state.
The Tennessee experiment station
has helped the farmers immensely by
experimenting with the different feeds
for dairy and beef cattle, The invest
gators find that the cost OF milk can
be greatly reduced by replacing a part
of the concentrates in the daily ration
of the COW with some roughness rich in
protein. such as alfalfa or COW pea hay.
1t is an advantage to fed a dry rough
ness, which is intended to replace a
part of the concentrates in a ration.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
FOR THE HORSE BREEDER

1t should be the aim of every breeder
of horses to raise we'll and we'll
trained animals,
The offspring OF immature. undcvel-
oped animals Is inferior to that of ma
tured and ull-grown parents.
1t is the steady, quiet horse that can
do the biggest days work when the
weather Is extremely hot
The origin of many diseases may be
traced directly to the filthy quarters in
which the animals are kept.
Silage may be fed to horses In small
quantities provided it is absolutely
sweet II is not, it Is extremely dam
gerous,
II does not hurt a mare to give her
moderate work up to within a week of
foaling.
Don't compel the work teams to drink
warm water.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
RIGHT KIND OF BROOD sow

to see lot of Heterogeneous pigs fol-
lowing scrub SOW. They are unsatis-
factory to the feed lot and Improbable
to the farmer.
There Is no good excuse for keeping
scrub sows. The brood SOW should be
large, roomy and stand we'll on her
toes. The shoulders should be smooth
and deep. back wide and slightly
arched There should be ample room
for heart and lungs provided by a wide
and deep chest. wcll-sprung ribs and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
GOOD CONDITION BEFORE LAMBIH

Both before and after lambing is .
anxious time for the sheep raiser. as
stands to lose considerable or to gam
great deal.
Much Is written about the trestme'
OF ewes after lamblng and too HUE
said about giving them extra care u
forehand.
If the eve is thin and weak ~
lambs always make a bad start IL.
the milk is deficient both In qua1'',
and quality they are badly nour'S".
II only one Is to be raised IT ma! o'
ceed better than twins, but eve"
single lamb VIII have hard time u
If the eve is poor, .,
1 know there is danger In h'',
some kinds of stock too fat at tne -
OF producing their young. but "
few ewes suffer from that ,
1t is most undesirable to ha'e
strength of the eve impaired a'
time. as strength is needed TO ''.
successfully, and condition is "S"
to provide amply for the lamos-
this reason 1t would be well to put
breeding ewes under careful SUI
lance for a time before lamolnb'
a heavy coat OF wool may give Nv
fat appearance, but If the oone'
prominent it is not a good sign,
ira care and superior food oa"!
really necessary if one would oe "
sure the ewes aNc in proper
tion. >.
q 1t is much cheaper and more
factory 10 do this than TO maze
efforts to improve them after"siu
r, Gilbert,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

drums revolve on the shaft The box
above the drums and in front of the
seat Is for extra weight when the
weight of the roller Is not sufficient to
crush the clods,
The seat is an old mower seat bolted
on rear end OF the tongue so the weight
Of the driver will balance tongue and
take weight of tho necks of team
John S. Pierce.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
A HOMEMADE ROLLER

Tho frame of this roller is made OF
fx4-inch scantling. The brace extend
ing from frame to tongue is made from
on old wagon tire. The drums are 31a
feet In length and are made OF old
mower wheels on which arc bolted 2x4
scantlings. An iron shaft extends the
entire length OF the two drums and is
made stationary in the frame. The
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
SKIM MILK CALVES

These youngsters are twins and as
their mother died in giving birth to
them they were raised on the milk Of
other cows.
AT first they were fed from a bottle
with large nursing tube. Soon. how
ever. they learned To drink fron, tbo
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

bottle Itself and when a few days old
were able to drink from pail.
They were fed whole milk until three
weeks old and then were given one
nan SKIM milk with one-half whole
mix and a little bran once dav
When SIX weeks old they began r.
nightly. efe"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
A TENNESSEE BARN

This barn was planned for the large
farm of the Paulist Fathers and is
40x120 feet 1t has an S-foot basement
and 20foot superstructurc The
basement has horse stalls, box
stalls. is cow stalls. open stable for
young cattle and a large sheep stable
a cistern Is constructed under one
approach and a root cellar under the
other, whilcstwo siios arc placed be-
tween the approaches.
The barn has two driveways on the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

Eyer have any trouble about getting
o"en tools loaned to neighbors2 IF
you nave and even il you haven't. put
Sour name on all your farm tools. Irs
euSy' JUST take little tallow or bees
way melt 1t and spread over the place
on wh'eh you want your name. Write
'he name down through the wax with
oie needle OF awl and pour a few
urops OF nitric acid over the letter YOU
nave made. Leave for few moments
,nnn wipe OF the wax and your name
VIII be on the iron to stay,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

trouble. Such trough may be built
with a solid base or set on blocks. The
common size in use is feet long 2
feet wide at top and x feet at bottom
and l II feet deep. all inside measure
mcntS 3, ., -.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

Senator A. D. Stephens has hit upon
novel plan of filling the Crookston
(Minn) School of Agriculture, He
promises to loan any son of a farmer
enough money to pay his expenses pro-
vtded his father Will give him tho use
OF hve acres OF land and the son prom
iscs to cultivate the land and pay back
the loan Many have even now ayaIIad
themselves of the plan.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

The Department of Agriculture Is
watching closely the outcome Of the
experiments with camphor trees both
I'm Texas and in Florida. Some of the
promoters OF the industry In these
states claim that the profits from these
trees sometimes amount to $3.50 per
acre.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
A CONCRETE TROUGH

This cut shows concrete trough so
arranged that the stock in two separate
fields can obtain water from the same
place without interfering or making
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

main floor and three double ways for
hay and grain.
While this barn is built on a farm of
l.f0o acres. there are MANY smaller
farms that could be much benefited by
barn this size. The day has long
since gone by when progressive farm
erS can get along without good barns
IN which to store the provcnder OF
harvest timo and give farm animals
pIo.ec'ion from the cold storms OF
winter.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

Wyoming VIII have a s25,ooo oO,
Ing for the special use OF women ~ ~,
study of domestic science In Su''
to the other state farm buildings
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-08

Pelahatchie mineral spring water
never fails TODD good when used right
A very fine carbonated mineral wat
er. 1t is wonderful diuretic.
Is mildly cathartic, tonic, restor-
alive and fine in chronic diseases.
It has been used but a few years,
but has done wonderful good in this
vicinity, and has cured several cases
of Brights Disease, Dropsy. Diabe-
ties and Liver Troubles. To those
wishing to board will accommodate
them at a low price. Water shipped
at small cost.
/ was very low with Brights Dis
ease, and also had drospsy, diabetis,
and a very torpid liver; SO much SO
that I had to take purgatives two
or three times week. The water
cured me of those troubles.
+ submit a few testimonials and the
analysis of the water by the State
Chemist, also urinalysis' of my own
condition.