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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
FENCE RAIL PHILOSOPHY

What's the use of working ones self
to death to get living?
1t requires more brain flag to cover
up ones rascalities than to keep
straight, and It is always a losing
game.
Ambition is the feeling that you
want to do something that other peo-
pie say you cannot.
1t is not so much what we have
that makes us happy as what we do not
want.
If we knew what some people think
of us we would actually be afraid of
ourselves.
The man who has been a sinner all
his life and suddenly turns saint has
no mercy on evil-doers ever after.
If our foresight was as good as our
hindsight we might be happier-but
there is some doubt about that.
Our daily bread" does not mean
that of the other fellows as well.
Some people seem to enjoy bad
health because it gives them something
to talk about.
The man who has lived so he has
no fear of death has solved thesprob-
lem of true religion.
There is no fool like an old fool. ex-
.cept the fool who tries to pull a loaded
gun through a wire fence with the
muzzle toward him.
The line fence between right and
wrong is often in such bad condition
that the least push will send it down.
Some people never seem to realize
that yesterday is useless and that to-
morrow may hold a fortune.
The man who will tell the exact truth
to the assessor will stand a pretty good
show Of getting past st. Peter.
Scandal should be treated like a dan
gerous fire by throwing cold water or
| it.
The smile of the sorrow stricken
heart is a sunbeam of hope to the
rest of us.
The man who spends his money do.
ing good while he is alive gets a grea
deal more satisfaction out Of it thar
the man who leaves his wealth t.
doubtful posterity.
Women often admire a rogue, bu
always despise a fool.
Some men are always proclaimint
that they know their own minds, bu
really have very little to boast about.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HORsEMAN

A man who understands horses thor
oughly is always a good master
If you want to discover the weak
points Of a horse take him and ex.
anime him while at rest They show
up better than While the animal is in
action
1t is just as important that horse
should not bolt his food as it is that
Il man should eat slowly.
If you have a boiler a half dozen
round, smooth pebbles, half the size Of
ones fist, placed in the feed box, will
cause him 10 eat more Slowly.
II after vigorous exercise you OBJ
serve that your horse is not sweating
freely you may be sure that he is out
of condition.
In working a three horse team
abreast change the positions of the
horses every day. The inside one has
harder work and is shut off from the
air by his mates on the outside.
We ought to study the disposition of
our horses just as we do the DISPOSE
ton of our children.
Good, big mules are bringing higher
prices this year than ever before, but
they must be well bred, because scrubs
are in poor demand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
link. in the chain is the true test of

link. in the chain is the true test of
it's strength.
The COW is the only farm animal
that produces a profitable twin, and
perhaps in show sheep or fashionable
sheep rams the breeder would prefer
only one lamb.
In all classes of horses it is decid
ed disadvantage to have a twin, as
they are generally dwarfs, but there is
no disadvantage in small sheep, as
small joints are now in great request,
and the quaint old saying when you
have done Weighing you have done
selling" does not now hold good
The two influences which result in
many twins and triplets are the breed
Of sheep and their condition in the
autumn when visited by the ram.
If the ewes are then low in condi-
ton nature still demands an effort for
the continuation and preservation of
the tribe, but she does not inflict upon
the eve so many cruel cases of double
duty.
Half fatten the eve. however, and
she utiliZes them for the advantageous
spread Of the tribe.
l have known of a flock of a hun
dred long-wooled ewes dropping 200
lambs, but the number raised was only
161, which was the record in the dis
trct.
The owner competed with his neigh.
bors during many successive year
with the same breed of sheep, blu
never again came out on top.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
SYSTEMATIC CALF FEEDING
Regularity in Quantity and Quail
ity of Food = Regular
Feeding Hours.
BY F. A. BoARMAN.

Regularity in feeding, both so far as
the hour Of feeding is concerned and In
the regular condition of the milk, Is
most excellent preventive for scours.
Regularity in feeding must be OBJ.
served-regularity in the hour of feed
ing, regularity in quantity of feed, re-
gularity in quality and condition of the
milk.
After the calf is month old I think
It. makes very little difference whether
the milk is fed sweet or sour, warm
or cold, but it does make a difference
in the calf's health and condition and
gain if he is fed at irregular hours and
is given warm milk at night, cold milk
in the morning or sour milk one day
and sweet milk the next.
When or months old, If the calf
is still drinking milk, it makes very
little difference whether the milk be
fed regularly and in proper condition,
provided he is not overfed.
The milk should always be fed as
promptly after separating as possible.
1t should not be dumped from the
separator into sour barrels or cans and
! there allowed to decompose before it Is
fed. This will surely mean scours and
poor condition.
Because you have an abundance OF
skim milk and are in a position to give
the calf practically all the skim milk
he wants do. not conclude that milk Ia
all he requires.
Aside from the corn and the milk ra-
ton see that he gets plenty of hay.
The calf needs hay
He must have roughage to aid diges-
ton and distend the stomach if he Is
to become a heavy feeder, and that Is
what you want either in the case of a
steer if he is to be profitable con-
sumner or in the case of heifer If she
is to produce as a cow the most and
cheapest milk.
Steers in feed lots fed on corn alone
have died in twenty days. Heavy milk
ers on an excess Of grain with 1nsutn-
cient roughage go dry.
The calf must have hay and fodder
in liberal quantities and if he eats
this bulky goods he must not be kept
filled with milk or corn.
While the young calf is confined to
a box stall or pen and is drinking milk
daily do not forget to offer him water.
At a week old the calf will drink
literally of water. In fact he will drink
more water than milk. Give him a
chance to drink water. He needs it.
You may think the milk is thin and
he needs no water, but milk does not
take the place of water in his requires
ments. We have seen calves leave the
milk pail for water.
i Nature has so constituted the calf
and the feeder will do well to adhere
as closely to natures laws as possible
You may feed your hogs the wettest
kind of slop, but you know they need
water clean and fresh to thrive, and the
calf is no exception to the rule.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
PROPER FEEDS FOR PIGS
BY PROFESSOR WILLIAM DIETRICH,
Illinois College Of Agriculture.

Tankage, meat meal and blood meal
are very much richer than shorts. Per-
haps the most concentrated nitrog-
enous feed we have is tankage. It
was found by test that 60 per cent
tankage contained about 46 per cent Of
digestible protein.
There is danger in feeding too much
protein. 1t is worse than feeding too
little. Middlings-low-gr grade flour
has not enough protein.
During the last two months of the
feeding period carbohydrates or fat
tening feeds are of greater Importance.
We must use feeds that are digestible
like corn, wheat, flour or middlings,
but bran is practically indigestible for
the pig.
Oil cake contains as much protein
as nliddlings and ranks with meat meal,
blood meal or oil meal.
1t is much better to mix the feeds
than to feed corn at one time and
something else at another time. other
wise the pigs are liable to get too much
protein feed, lose their appetlte ZOE
corn and become stunted for life.
| Nine lots of pigs We're fed in one OF
our experiments, and we gradually re-
! duCeG the iced OF TWO AUS VI SouAS
pigs until we had taken away just half
of the ration, and then they were max
ing twice the gain they did before.
Lots and 6. which were fed ac-
cordine to the old scientific feeding
standard, weighed ITO pounds at 8
months, while the two lots fed OH
method averaged 29S and 305 pounds
respectively.
How was this done? By holding the
pigs down at the beginning by feeding
less protein.
The gains were not only larger, but
the gain at the close was made oh
cornmeal. which is a cheaper feed.
If allowed to do so pigs will eat toe
much protein at first and that will keeI
their weight down forever afterWard.
Editors Note.-This is a valuable
result, but one must be careful not to
misinterpret it. The more common
error is to feed too little protein than
to feed too much. Professor Dietrich
gives no sanction whatever to the at
tempt to raise hogs on corn and water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
HEARD OPPORTUNITY KNOCK

The west is still a land Of opportuni-
ty. young man went to Kansas
four years ago with 81 and nothing
else. He now has a quarter section of
land, good, substantial frame house,
a frame barn. six head OF cattle, sew
eral horses and number Of farm i'm
plements, and is entirely out of debt,
with few hundred bushels of grain
to the good. 1t sometimes takes nerve
to stay by a farm and face hardships,
but if a man is made of the right
kind Of stuff he comes out in the end
with lot more than the city boy. who
works for day pay and lives under a
cloud of smoke and dirt the year
around.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11

the floor, preferably Of rough inch
pine boards of good quality, is nailed
to the joists and the corner posts are
toenailed to the floor
The corner posts are feet s inches in
height and are joined together by
plates. To these are ATTACHED the
rafters, which are feet 10 inches in
length, and give the pitch indicated in
the drawing herewith
Use a good grade Of matched floor
ing for sheeting the entire building and
on one side of the roof have two doors.
each 9 feet in width, for the purpose
of admitting plenty of sunlight.
These doors should be on the south
side of the house when it is facing the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11

plant are removed with a camels hair
brush. If the stems are long cut them.
A cardboard box, lined with blue
tissue paper and holding just one
pound, makes the most satisfactory
package for marketing mushrooms.
The normal yield of mushrooms is
from three fourths to one pound per
square foot of bed. The average price
is about so cents per pound.
A crop requires from five to SIX
months from the time preparation OF
material is commenced until the beds
are done bearing.
Old beds should be taken out as soon
as they cease to bear. The material
while totally unfit for further propaga-
ton of mushrooms, is an excellent
fertilizer for field, garden or lawn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
TRAIN THE HIRED MAN

Some farmers seem to be afraid to
let their help do anything except the
most mental jobs They never allow
them to run the seeder or the harvest
er or have any share in the planning
of the work, but keep them hustling
on some job that does not require
much brains. The hired man is treated
as though he We're a beast of burden
and not a man, with ideas or ambi-
tons or sense enough to appreciate de-
cent treatment. Seems to me this is
mistake. The more a man knows
the better farmer he is and the more
valuable he becomes to his employer.
Some farmers seem to act upon the
theory that if hired man becomes a
really good farmer he may want a
boost in his wages. They forget that
a good man is always cheaper at a
good wage than a poor one at lower
wage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
USEFUL HOG HOUSES

Individual hog pens are much more
convenient than large hog houses, as
they can be kept in sanitary condi-
ton more easily and may be moved
from one place to another with little
difficulty.
The plans here given are those of
unusually clever houses and were de-
vised by A. S. Riley, who uses such
pens successfully on his farm. The
frame is made entirely of 2X4s and is
6 feet wide and feet long. The floor
joists are spiked to the frame and then
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
TAKE THE CHILL OFF THE WATER

All farm animals and young animals
especially require regular watering In
winter the water they are forced to
drink is often SO cold that they do not
drink enough for their vital and diges-
tive needs. Water is the cheapest of
all feeds, but one of the most essential
feeds, and the farmer is defeating his
own ends when he does not provide
stock in winter with fresh well water
at temperature at which they can
drink 1t freely.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
SCRUBS OR PURE-BREDs?

The most up-to-date farmers that
we have to-day are me-: who have
long since quit the scrub. They keep
only pure bred or high grade cattle,
sheep and swine and plant only pure
seed. and no longer practice scrub
methods of farming. Scrub stock and
scrub methods of farming go hand in
hand. There are few men who have
ever given well-bred animal or a
bushel of we'll bred seed a fair chance
who have ever returned to scrub ami
mails or scrub methods.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11

east. The roof boards should project
over the frame about two inches.
The little ventilator above the door
is 6X12 inches and arranged to slide
in groove or slot. 1t is well to have
enc of these ventilators in each end of
the pen. These pens cost about sl2.5o
each.
At narrowing time there should be
6-inch boards placed on the two sides
and rear end of the pen at about eight
inches from the floor to prevent the
sow from crowding her pigs against the
sides of the pen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
HER FAMILY WOULDN'T EAT WORMS

A Kansas hen that persisted in set
ting even after the eggs had been taken
away was delighted one morning to
find litter of kittens in her nest. She
promptly appropriated them and drove
the mother cat out of the yard. Finally
she was induced to let the cat remain
and together they raised the kittens.
But the hen never seemed to under
stand why the kittens would not eet
the worms she scratched up for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
PIAN0-B0X POULTRY HOUSE
NOTHING WASTED NOW

The late P. D. Armour once said that
the only thing that went to waste at
the Stock Yards was the pigs squeal
but now inventive genius has found a
way to make even the squeal pay. Re-
Gently a man visited the Chicago
Stock Yards, set up a monograph to
receive the squeals of the hogs to be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11

The Boston Transcript tells this fish
story: "a serious menace to health is
threatened at Nahant by the large
quantities of fish which have been
thrown up on the beaches and rocks
following, it is believed, the appear
ance of porpoises and large fish sup
posed to be whales. 1t is the opinion
of the natives that the fish have been
forced ashore by the larger fish which
have invaded the waters recently"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-11
SHORT TALKS BY THE EDITOR
PRACTICAL FARM work.

A preacher farmer down in Okla
homa writes that he has found sure
way of killing Canadian thistle. He
waits till just before the seeds ma
ture, as the plant Is then at its lowest
vitality. He then plows them under
about six inches deep, using heavy
chain to press them to the bottom OF
the furrow, SO that they may be COW
cred as deeply as possible. He then
follows with a hoe to see that every
stem is completely covered with dirt.
The result of this treatment was sue
cessful, as the following spring but
very few thistles appeared. AS this
spot of ground was not far from the
house it was fenced and made an ideal
garden spot, as, after such thorough
cultivation, it was free from weeds of
all kinds.
Fencing is becoming more expensive
every year and we can hardly afford to
fence a farm into four or six fields, as
was the custom of our boyhood days,
so we try to partially solve the prob
lem by fencing the whole farm against
cattle only, with permanent hog lots.
The idea of series of hog lots, all
Of them to be broken up at least once
a year and planted to some forage crop,
seems to gain favor as it is better I'M
derstood. All of the lots may be sown
to rye in the fall for winter or spring
pastures; in one oats and peas to sue
coed the rye, rape to follow the oats
and peas, while another is planted in
sorghum. Whenever a man has grown
cow peas as a crop for grazing hogs
he is never willing to go through a sea-
son without patch of them. A hog
grower in Ohio once said to the writer:
II value my two-acre patch of COW
peas for three weeks grazing for my
hogs just as I begin to fatten them
more than l do the best two-acre plot
of corn on the farm"
An Indiana correspondent writes me
that he has some doubt about the value
of his cream separator; says it is lot
of trouble. Well, everything that is
| worth while costs some trouble, and a
separator is no exception II the dairy
man uses it promptly after milking,
keeps it clean and takes care to hold
his cream and milk at a low tempera-
ture there will be no trouble. Many,
however, are careless, and as a result
much poor cream goes to the cream
cry. The buttermaker at a creamery
| where farm separator cream is received
| should insist upon a frequent meeting
of the patrons. at which time he can
give careful instructions for using hand
separators. In no other way will uni
form butter be secured.
| There is both negligence and mistake
in the common methods of wintering
pigs. I don't mean men who allow
stock to take care Of itself, but to those
who mean to be careful. Hogs should
be sorted. The little ones will other
wise be cheated at the trough and
overlaid and smothered in the sleeping
heap. There should not be too many
hogs kept in one yard and house, espe-
cially young pigs should not be COM
PEELED to sleep in crowds.-John Dunl
can.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-05
STUDENTS ARE AIDED
BY PROHIBITION LAW
Fred B. smith Gives an Example of
Benefits In Colleges Where No
Liquor Is Obtained.

Fred. j.. Smith. tho noted talker 20
men, began the day with a spirited
and pointed talk 20 the boys OF the
salt Lake High school at o'clock this
morning. The large assembly room was
we'll filed with about $50 Of the boys
and young men Of the school who re-
ceived the remarks of the speaker
with excellent attention, and. when he
WINS through, gave him vigorous APP
plausv. The speaker was perfectly In
touch with his audience during his talk
of about half an hour.
The talk was replcte with eXhortatiOn
and Illustrations an tending TO eucOur-
age the boys to keep their good names
from being called ia question. by
avoiding places OF doubtful rcpute. The
demand among men of influence and
power throughout the country IL WAS
said, is for boys and young men Of
good morals and habits
When seen 10y "a News reporter
after his talk. Mr. Smith expressed his
great pleasure al the splendid showing
made by the high school He talked
quite freely about prohibition, ana
Dos effects on the boys Of the country
why said he. only recently the
great benefit OF prohibition was called 10
my attention by professor in one of
!
for some time in a college in Spring
field Ill. where the teachers had to
contend with the drink evil an the
time among the boys OF the college.
Since then he has gone 10 Maine
where prohibition is So old that its
results are seen. Here he found
different state OF affairs altogether.
The boys of the college whore be rs
now teaching appear 90 Do absolutely
FrUH from tho nahff
Asked as 10 whether he thought pro-
hlbtluu would bo effective N laws were
passed t0 bring about that condition,
Mr. Smith said DE had mo- doubt THAI
the lars would bc az effective as BE- ls
in thc town of Lawrence. Kansas.
while 2 was ln This town recently. %
said Mr smith. z met "a travelling man
who told mc that De- had offered the
boI boy of the hotel where ho vas
staying 81 If ho would get him some
whisky The boy tried 90 do 10. but
Wa- mod successful Ny friend had a.
ro without h.s drink 10 was NOT t1
he had In the town"
Mr Smith spoke at the university at
1880 today and ln the theater at 1915.
llo ls 40 speak 40 the s. 81. a.. A. at
o'clock ihIs evening
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-05
BUS PASSENGERS

A. c. HenschcI OF Chicago, H.. W.
j. Johnson OF Pittsburg Pa. and h.
w Dutton Of San Francisco are trav-
cling men who are staying at the
kuutsfOrd.
r. {. CroSsctt. a prominent attor-
ney of Davenport. Ia, Us staying az
the Kuutsf0rd. Mr.. Crossett Is on his
way % the coast, on pleasure, and eX-
presses himself az being highly plea sed
with what he has seen OF salt Lake
City
l.. &. Cannon Of Ely. Nevada, who is
prominently connected with the Ne
vada Northern railway Is registered
at the knutsford.
l.. l.. sullivan. son OF Judge sullivan.
is down from Haley. Ida, and Is stay
ing "a the Wilson.
W =. Putric. a merchant of Black
foot. Ida. and Mrs. Putrie are regis
tered al the Wilson.
George &. Newton, Mrs. Newton and
Miss Newton from Hepburn, Ida, are
visiting the city for a few days. and
aro staying 40 the cullen.
q. r.. Loose OF Provo is registered
AZ the cullen.
Mrs. A. W. Solandcr Of Boise. Ida.
is 90 the cullen.
n. y. Campbell Is up for a few days
from Mt Pleasant and is staying al
tho cullen.
Frank A. Bailey OF Butte. Mont rs
staying 40 the Kenyon.
&. a. Spriggs the Park CITY mer-
chant. is staying az the New Windsor.
d. o. Ceilings and family Of Mon
roe. Utah. are visiting the city Tor a
short time ana are staying al the New
Windsor.
D. y. Evans. the Park City coal
merchant Is staying at the New
Windsor.
John O. adams of Logan is rogis-
tered at tho New Windsor
Norman Ice. editor of the Boxolder
News. is Salt Lake visitor today on
business, and is registered at the New
Windsor
Charles a. Reese and wife Of MOut-
pe.ier Ida, aIe registered az Che VIII
son.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-05
MYSTERIOUS DEED
FIGURES IN CASE
Mrs. Nancy Birkenshaw Claims
Life Lease on Disputed
Property.
COUNTER CLAIM IS URGED.
Existence Of Instrument D. Denied by
Administrator boz iiiing
Made To-day.

Tho appearance of O. mysterious deed
which 81. held by Mrs. Nancy Briggs
Birkenshaw of 52la east Fifth South
street forms the basis OF q contest
over the estate of William Birkcn-
shaw deceased. which hns been filed
Tor probate iu tho Third district court.
lu answer Co the suit brought by Mrs
Brkensh1v against willis BirkenshaV,
administrator ~ the estate. which was
dled today with the county clerk the
existence OF the deed is denied and 90
sets forth that Mrs Birkenshaw has
no interest in the property whatever.
Tho property involved IS at 337 east
Firth South street. The rental from
the three houses ou the ground amounts
to $50 % month
Mrs BirkeushaW. who was a former
wife of the deceased. declares that sho
holds lifa lease upon the property in 90
deed executed by her husband. She
says that shortly after the death OF
hor husband that willis Birfaushlw
took possession OF the property She
asks for restitution of the property
and $3.50 damages, together with the
privilege of collecting the rents and
enjoying tho benefits OF the property
during her life.
The answer to her claims sets forth
that the property is part of the estate
of William BlrkoushuW and that DO
should Doe prob8ted with the rest of the
estate