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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
WOMAN ON A MODERN FARM,
Modern Methods Have Lightened the
Labors Of Farmers Wife-Ma.
chinery Big Factor.

First of all home life of singular
attractiveness, If she enjoys nature at
all-and an ideal place for her chill
dren, is what is meant to woman on
farm. Of hard work there is plenty,
Of course-but not of the coarse
drudgery which used to weigh SO heav-
lily upon our rural mothers and grand
mothers of generation ago.. Times
have changed on the farm. Modern
methods have lightened the labors of
the farmers wife. The use of ma
chinery is reducing the hours of work
and intensive tillage keeps the men
folk nearer home. Meals are more
regular.
The modern creamery. relieves her
of caring for the milk, churning but
ter and making cheese. To-day the
farmer hauls his milk to the nearest
creamery, where it is tested and
weighed and paid for in few minutes
and passes into butter by scientific
process.
Gasoline engines, portable and sta
tionary, are now used on the farm to
pump water, saw wood. operate ma
chimes, ETC., and thus save the house
wife's muscle. Acetylene gas lights
her house as we'll as electricity and
without any more bother Hot water
heaters, modern plumbing, kitchen
cabinets-are but few of the many
city advantages enjoyed by prosper
GUS rural community. In many irri-
cation localities even electricity is
available for light and power. There
are few, if any, urban conveniences
to-day which tillers of the soil cannot
enjoy at less expense.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Setting Hens.

It is best to set at least eight hens
at time. Start them on china eggs,
and If they settle down we'll put in
good eggs the next night. When sup.
plying the eggs. dust the hens and
eggs with insect powder and apply
the powder twice again before hatch
ing Test the eggs about the eighth
day, put the good eggs under fewer
hens. and reset the other hens Do
not be discouraged If some of the
hens leave the eggs many hours at a
time. The eggs will hatch, although
a little later than If they had not
been neglected. Sometimes eggs will
hatch when left without the hen for
SO hours II the weather is warm. Fiji.
teen chickens is the limit that one
hen should care for. More than that
will not do SO we'll,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
CATTLE EAT PRICKLY PEARS
Experiments Made at the New Mexico
Experimental Station Show 1t to
' Be Good Feed.

(By Prof. B. r. Hare. New Mexico Ex-
pertinent Station.)
The increased use of the prickly
pear (the flat-jointed members of the
genus opuntia) as feed for all classes
of ruminants, especially for range and
diary cattle. makes it important for
the proper preparation of a ration that
the feeder know how much digestible
nutrients to expect from feeding a
given quantity of the plant either
alone or mixed with other feeding
stuffs.
Experiments seem t. show that
when prickly pear is fed with cured
folders or grains, the digestibility of
both is increased.
The nutritive ratio is very wide for
this feed, and in feeding it to all
classes of animals, for whatever pur-
pose. much better results should be
obtained when it is fed with some sub
stance of high protein content.
The steers experimental upon sell
dom drank water when fed prickly
pear alone In fact, in feeding ra-
SAOA VI AVV POuAQo vi ILLS lieu pei
day the animals obtained from the
feed over eight gallons Of water,
which is more than was usually drank
by them when fed cured fodder alone.
While no digestion experiments
were made with any of the cacti other
than prickly pear, the digestion Co
efficients of the latter could probably
be safely used for all other members
of this family, since their composition
and other characteristics are similar.
Animals scour quite badly when fed
prickly pear alone; besides. other
feeds are needed to supply the proper
amount of proteids; for these reasons
1t is better not to feed 1t alone.
A ration for 1,O0O-pound mich COW
of so pounds of prickly pear. ten
pounds Of wheat bran and ten pounds
of alfalfa would furnish about
the correct theoretical amount of nu.
trients. in which the ratio of pro.
teids to carbohydrates would be / to
SAC.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
The Finished Tank.

draw line from that to the upper
corner, cutting along this line
This makes the ends in level or
wedge shape two feet ten inches wide
at the top and two feet FOUR inches
wide at the bottom. These are nailed
inside the two sides, and if yau have
used one-inch lumber you have the
correct width. three feet wide at top
and two feet six inches at the bottom.
This will not require a bottom, but
nail two strips Of four-foot length
across the top SO as to rest on. the
two sides of the outside part Of mold.
This will support the inside or cone
in proper place in the center.
In constructing the tank lay
foundation of small stone covered with
concrete grout. This should be from
four inches to six inches, depending
on the soil. Then set your mold upon
this, leaving out the core form at
first, but having the firebox form in
place.
Now fill this with concrete, tamped
in well to a depth OF six inches. Then
put your flue in place; this can be
common six-inch stovepipe and. ex-
tend to the end of tank and then ,up
to the end of chimney, as shown in
sectional view.
After you have this in place cover
with concrete to the top of same or
more, about seven inches thick; then
upon this lay your reinforcing rods.
These are not absolutely necessary.
but as they make the permanency Of
the work positive fact 1t is advisable
to use them. These rods can be quar-.
ter-inch iron rods and, are laid two, to
the foot each way, as shown in sec
tional Illustration;
After reinforcing rods. are in place
fill with concrete until your depth Of
bottom is exactly IL inches from the
foundation. This gives the bottom
about firebox a thickness Of four
inches. which Is ample, and for usual
purposes three inches would do.
u Place the inside form of core In
position and fill to the top with con-
crete and allow to stand In the forms
until 1t begins to harden.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

- i + 81 81, p Il. I
II your ewes are poor at breeding
time they will be greatly handicapped.
Plenty Of good feed. to push the
Youngsters to market,
Oil meal win often prevent indiges-
ton and keep the young sheep on
edge. 9s.
Keep the ram by himself In the day
time and turn him with few ewes
at night.
Dirty water troughs breed filth and
disease very quickly. Keep them
clean BY pinch d copperas now q and
then.
We won't be so free In feeding old
corn to the young pigs now. in view
of the high price of,thats old stand by.
All the better for the pigs;
Not too early tes begin getting the
animals ready Tor the fair. Study the
breed question. s
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
TERM "DRY FARMING is NEW
incorrect and Should BE Replaced BY
Scientific Farming % More I
Nearly Correct.

Expert.)
The term dry farming is somewhat
new to the popular mind and needs
I defining. The term is. scientifically
incorrect and should be replaced by
/ scientific farming, = as more nearly
describing the special line Of agri-
culture thus designated. From the
general talk anyone would suppose
that there were some special new
methods, ideas and implements which
must be used In order that dry farm
Ing may be q success. AS. q matter
of fact dry farming is the Oldest kind
Of farming, for crops have been raised
since agriculture began with scanty
amount Of moisture furnished by rain.
fall. Dry farming Ii raising crops with
natural precipitation with no artificial
application Of water to. the soil. In
the arid vest. where Il has been con-
sidered impossible to- raise crops save
by irrigation. dry farming means the
raising d profitable crops where the
rainfall is as low as eight inches per
annum. This kind Of farming has
been pfacticed Nm California for over
s4g years and I'M eastern Oregon and
eastern Washington for over rs years.
i IA these states It has been demon.
.strated sthat ~ deep blowing and a
proper system Of cultivation, two
years moisture may be held for one
big crop. This u the system Of sum.
mer following and ti,ling one-half the
farm area without crop. each year,
using the other half to produce crops.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Check Method. i.

On land that is almost or quite level
where it is difficult to spread water
over the land, method of flooding
termed the check method may be
employed. Levees are thrown UP d.
viding the fields into small areas
ranging in size from half an acre to
two acres. A large head of water is
used and each ''check" is iii turn
flooded with water to the desired
depth. The checks may be square or
rectangular and the surface Of the
land in each one should be graded
perfectly level. Scrapers are used
for making the leyees and The soil
needed for their construction is taken
from the highest part of the check
or if the land is level from the whole
surface. ~
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
sweet Clover pest. $ !

!; Sweet clover, being biennial, liv-
Ing only two years.; disappears If pre-
vented from. going to seed. 1t, how.
ever persists on ditch banks and
in fence corners and here natures
seed which nds-its way into the irri-
cation water and is thus carried to
the fields. While it is not serious
menace in alfalfa grown for hay, it is
a pest in fields to be harvested for
seed because when present in alfalfa
seed it.lessens the market value of IT,,
1t is therefore important that when
seed is grown the fields be kept free
from sweet clover. Should IT occur
along bitches care should be taken
that none of it gets into the seed crop,
when harvested.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Garden 4 All summer.

It is an absurdly foolish idea too
prevalent in the south that the garden
work must all be done in early spring,
and then when the first planting gives
out, the family must go without veget,
ables, except cabbage and onions, until
next spring. Az . matter Of fact, ev.
cry farmer IN the south is, cheating
himself If he does not have butter:
beans, tomatoes, squash, sweet corn,
iokra. snaps, etc. etc, from the begin.
ming totthe end OF the season. Read
Prof. Hassey,s articles land get your
wife to read them ad you will will
know how. The Progressive Farmer.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26

Queer stories como from Morocco.
and none has been queerer than that
1elating to Sultan Muiai Hand and his
treatment of ID Roghi. the pretender
10 the throne.rr It has been alleged
'!that the sultan kept Ell Roghi prison.
6ier n Z narrow casssin' which he was
Axposeds TO the multitude and subject.
ssed 70 gross Insults md tndignities.
This proceeding evoked protest
from the European powers. and the
sultan let up on thefprisoner. Now
comes the tale that the man in the
care was not 81 Roghi, at al. but an
] 1mpostor who impersonated the pre-.
tender while the latter was I'm coilu.
/ aion' With the sultan. to whom he paid
liberal sums Of money. and thus &C.
cured Immunity from trouble. q
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26

Tho notion which some persons
may have entertained. that the Amer.
lean tack tar" ID an improvident.
3happy.go.lucky sort Of chap. with
whom money Ii "sasy come easy 60"
viii have TO be modified. An official
Abatement from Washington furnishes
proof that many Of the enlisted men
Sof the navy are sober. saving. and
with IN eye to the future. Not less
than 81 per cent. have part OF their
bay deposited where It is accumulat-
Ing interest. Many Of the sailors de.
vote much Of their pay to the sup.
port OF relatives. Recently a sailor
come tothis paymaster to exchange
a9 navy check for $1,000 for money
with which he proposed to invest in
land In the west The American sail
or Of the present day Is q sturdy.
sober. self-respecting chap. and often
he has money In the bank with which
70 back UP his good character.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
seedina A,faIfa;,.

Good preparation OF the land for
planting is important. The soil should
be quite firm and should have q mulch
of loose soil an inch and half or
two inches deep over the surface, FAN
blowing will insure Sufficient packing
of the soil and in the spring the sur
face can be worked UP into q good
seed bed. This early cultivation should
begin as soon in spring as the ground
can be worked and be continued to
conserve moisture until danger: OF
heavy freezing is over. when seeding
may be done. There should be sum
cient moisture in the Ssoil to bring up,
alfalfa and keep it growing until Il is
eight to ten inchAe high.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
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TRAP DOOR FOR FEEDING PEN
Comes in Very Useful in Arranging
Feed for the Little Pigs
as Well as the Lambs.

In feeding pigs with older hogs it is
necessary to have separate feeding
pen for the pigs.
The sketch shows how to keep the
older hogs out and also to prevent
pigs from entering pen while the
troughs are being filed
The hanging gate swings outward
only. 1t is held up while the pigs
enter the feeding pen, and being light,
they can push it forward and go out
at will.
1t may be used to advantage in fat.
tening hogs that run with the stock
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26

. Dislike OF the cisarette has often
been manifested By fathers. mothers
and guardians. and sometimes figures
a The dtspositton Of legacies, Thus
! young man named Acker. Of Allan.
Nc Highlands. n. j, has been left $685.
400 BY his grandfather on condition
that Tor the next - years Acker shall
refrain from indulging In cigarettes
~ anticipating IN dissipation. To get
The regular allowance under the will
Acker must ct stated periods make at
hdavits that he has complied strictly
/ With the, terms. That ought to be d
pretty fair test Of . young mans
spfeference. The sum Of 326, 0oc should
~ m acceptable Offset to. deprivation
sof cigarette smoking. & i. NJ
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26

time and can be employed whenever
needed.
The outside dimensions of tank as
illustrated are eight feet eight inches
long, three feet high and three feet
eight inches wide; the walls are four
inches thick, giving the inside dimen-
sions of eight feet long, three feet
wide at the top and two feet six
inches wide at the bottom, with
depth Of 20 inches. This will be ample
for the ordinary farm and can be
changed to suit your needs.
The chimney at one is nodded IL
inches square and four feet high. This
can be increased If SO desired.
For the outside mold six boards ten
inches wide and eight feet eight inches
long. fastened together, three of each.
with cleats, make the Two sides. The
end where the tireboX is located is
made of three ten-inch boards three
feet ten inches long and nailed to the
two sides at the end.
For the firebox make box exactly
10 inches wide. IL inches high and "a
inches long. Place this at the one end
abutting against the side.
For the chimney make a box IL
inches square and four feet long,
Have this open on one side, set at
the one end in center, and then with
six ten-inch boards II inches long fin
ish up this end by mailing the ends of
sides to open side of chimney
box mold.
This enables you to hold the chin
ney with the walls, thus making a
heater and more satisfactory job.
For the inside of tank cut two ten
inch boards eight feet long, fasten two
of each together with cleats on in
side; now cut four ten-inch boards ex-
actly two feet ten inches long, fas-
ten two of each together with cleats.
At one side of each measure in ex-
actly three inches from each end and
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Engraving Farm Tools.

Saws, axes, hatchets, spades, hoes,
plows, in fact any farm tools can be
easily and indelibly engraved. Clean
on q space where 1t is desired to make
the engraving, and coat it with melt
ed beeswax and tallow. Scratch the
name or number down through the
wax with an awl or any sharp pointed
instrument. Then pour a few drops
of nitric acid. which can be obtained
at any drug store, over the characters
made, In q few minutes peel Off the
wax and the lettering will be in tho
metal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
The Campbell Method

The Campbell method looks to the
perfect treatment of the soil in
preparation for the seeding, which Ia.
'cludes cultivation with the view to
preyenting the waste Of moisture by
evaporation or otherwise; the treat
ment of the soil to develop available
fertility BY maintaining right physical
conditions and such possible cultiva.
ton Of the growing crops as Will con.
tinue this perfect condition through,
out the growing season. Il
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
WATER TANK FOR WINTER
Easily Constructed Concrete Trough
Eliminating Necessity Of Stock
Drinking Ice Water.

In the long cold months Of winter,
the farmer is often annoyed by the,
outdoor water tank or trough freezing;
perhaps bursting same and at least
causing the stock to drink water that
is nearly ice water. which cannot be
beneficial to them.
AS per illustration this trouble can
be overcome with but slight expense
by the construction of concrete
tank with the heater. nodded as a part
of the same.
The heater being nodded with the
tank, is always ready for use at any
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Second. Growth clover.:

IS II lie advisable not to pasture the
.seaond-growthS clover. but allow it to
blossom and seed. Should It not be
desired 10 cut It for seed, It may be
nastnfed or turned under after the
seed has formed. IN this way the land
will become reseeded st little Of NO
expense Glover seed turned under
win remain vital down ia the soil Tor
several years and sprout and grow
when again turned up to the surface
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Good Pig Pen.

floor C. Another platform D, 10x12
feet. serves for the pigs to stand on
while feeding. The scrapings from
the two platforms are raked down to
the earth part c and 9 wagon may be
driven through to haul IT. out.
The gates at each, side Of the pen
are to, be divided to drive through
The feed trough has "a swinging gate
+. which may be placed IN position G
to keep the pigs out while the trough
is being Allied. The trough should be
firmly braced. .f553
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
Swinging Door.

hogs. After putting out the feed the
feeder raises the gate and lets in
those to fatten, then lets it fall; all
others are kept out, yet those in the
pen may go out when through eating.
This style of gate is also convent
ent for the lamb lot where one uses
creep. The gate should be just large
enough 10 admit good-sized lamb
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-26
MODEL PEN FOR THE. SWINE
Should Be Located, on Level Ground
cold-Tieht on Three Sides and
Facing the South.

This model pigpen should be located
on level ground, cold-tight on three
sides and facing south. 1t is 12x15
feet in size. The platform B is raised
about one foot above the level of the
ground and made eight feet beyond
the shed to the part having the dirt
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17
Women in Postal Service.

The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor is the employment of
women in the postal service new
idea. AS early as 154S a woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine lie Comte, an i'm
portant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years war.
the principal office in the postal serv-
ice of Europe was held by woman,
AleXandrine de Rue. From 1923 to
1916 she was in charge of the mails
of the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as master general of the
mails. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold place in the
postal department She had charge
of the letters in Portsmouth, N. H., in
the beginning of the seventeenth cen
tury. A half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed in charge of the post
office in Salem, Mass.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17
TRAGEDY ON A BANK NOTE.
Bitter Words Found Written on DOL
lar Bill by the Receiving
Teller.

Yes, collect queer bank notes."
said the receiving teller. I've been
doing it for years. You know there
are some very odd things written on
bank notes sometimes" He pointed
to one-dollar bill hung in a frame
of black oak on the wall. Read
that" he said. "And I've got queer
er ones than that even in my col
lection"
On the bank note in red ink was
written in feminine hand: You
have robbed me of all the rest, and of
my soul also. May this burn your
hand when you touch it. May all
you buy with it be accursed. You
have the last. Are you now satisfied? :?
Murderer!"
The collector sighed sentimentally.
Think of the tragedy" he said, "that
may lie hid behind those simple lit
tie phrases, eh?"
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17
The Doctors, Orders.

A lady whose husband seemed to be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by a SYM
pathetic neighbor what the trouble with
him was. Doctors" she replied, sad
ly. mo, he hasn't come into a for
tune" A writer in To-Day's Magazine
tells the story.
"You see," explained the wife, hes
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff.
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying to do both"
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17
CUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and AnkIee--
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
OF Bad Scaling and Itching.

II have been successfully cured of
dry eczema. was inspecting the re-
moval of noxious weeds from the edge
Of a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night l
cleansed my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. paid no attention to it
for two years but l noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. / did not
attend to 1t until it came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
sore and scabby and 1 could not wear
shoes. l had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. / got a cake of
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. In less than ten days I
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks I was free from the con-
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907, and Sept. "a, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17
MUSH HOUR ON THE PHONE
SWeethearts Select the Time Between
Eight and Nine O'Clock in
the Evening.

The crusty man was hopping mad.
Cant get telephone" he said.
Every booth in the place is occupied
and has been occupied for the last
half hour. l never heard so many
long-winded conversations going on at
one time"
Between eight and nine o'clock in
the evening"" volunteered the opera
tor, sweetly, there are more overtime
telephone conversations registered
than in any other in the a."
what is the cause of it?" snapped
the crusty man.
"Sweethearts,' said the girl. For
various reasons He and She cannot
meet every evening, SO on the off
nights they satisfy their longing by
talking over the telephone. 1t takes
long time to say all the things they
want to say. Under the circum-
stances other people ought to be
patient"
"Sweethearts! Humph!" scoffed the
crusty man, and he didn't look pa
tient, not one bit.