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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-29

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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-29
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A representative of the railroad
stated later on to representative of
this paper that the fire got it's Or
igin in one of the pits in the round
house. This information, says the
official, was conveyed to him by one
of the watchmen. of whom there are
four.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-29

he had been filling the engines with
water. He saw cloud of smoke
coming from an oil room at one end
of the building and went to investi-
gate When l opened the door, .
he said, IAN explosion occurred. Be-
fore | could regain my feet after the
explosion had knocked me down, l
was enveloped in GGmes. | ran to
the outside of the building and COW
cred myself with loose dirt, thus ex-
tinguisl1ing the fire that was de-
vouring me. l cannot say just how
the fire started / have told you all
know. I do know that my hands
are badly burned and that l am suf-
fering a great deal.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22

A handy can adapted for holding
chsese-cloth without, the use Of stS4ngD
or wires in such . way that the greatest
possible amount Of surface 10 secured In
Il small space,
inches high. In the center Of tho bot
tom is tube two inches long and two
inches in diameter. Inside Of tho tin
can is wire'cloth basket Of about
half-inch mesh, Is inches in diameter.
and eight inches high. This Is sup
ported half an inch above the bottom
Of the tin can; and since 1t Is smaller
In diameter there Is at least half
inch space between the sides Of this
basket and the side of the can. It
can be seen that this wire-cloth bas-
ket is used to keep the cheese-cloth
(which Is tucked down into tt) away
from the sides of tho can SO as to pro-
vide the largest straining surface pos
sible.
As can be seen, this strainer Is st
directly over the barrel II desired. al.
though it may be used, Of course, over
any honey-can.
The chief advantage of this straineS
Is that large straining surface 1s pro.
vided in a very small space, and there
is no fne wire cloth to get oloSgod
with cappings, etc. Furthermore, It
strains and delivers the honey in .
closed-up, clearly way, protecting Il
from insects, dust and dirt.
1t is our opinion, comments the 3D.
itor Of Bee Culture, this strainer has
exceptional merit When all is said
and done, there is probably no better
material for a honey-strainer than
cheese-cloth when tho thoroughness Of
straining is taken into consideration
al well ~ the case Of cleaning. The
great trouble with cheese cloth ~ or.
dinarily used, tied over the top of 4
can, is the relatively small amount OF
straining surface afforded, and the
time required for replacing the
clogged-up cloth. In the Petit strain
er We believe that these objections
have been fully overcome. It Is . well.
known fact that 4 vertical straining
surface Is not as easily clogged az a
horizontal one: and since there is q
large amount of vertical surface in
this strainer the cloth will not quickly
become c]ogged; but when 1t does, 1t
may be drawn over to one side. the
corners brought together and tied "a
that they will not slide down into the
can, and In this way the work Is not
delayed. As soon as most OF the
honey 10 drained out Of the clogged
cloth 1t may be taken out and rtused
later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
FROM THE POULTRY YARD.

Goslings should not range in wet
grass nor swim until they are well
feathered out. They should also be
provided with ample shade to which
to retire on hot days.
Corn is the lazy mans poultry food.
Fowls that are on a range all sum.
mer are much tougher and harder
than those that are closely confined.
They obtain strength of muscle and
bone by selecting variety of foods
and by exercising.
Stale bread is good to feed the poul.
try. Oftentimes a considerable guam.
tity can be bought from baker at rs
cents to 81 per barrel. If the bread is
soaked SO as to soften it sufficiently
it makes good feed.
Never keep mature pullets with
those that are immature, or even ma.
ture pullets with hens a year or two
old. They haven't the same isciiaa.
tons, and II they are kspt sepasaeo
n6SA bstesr FsGales - - oAa1h5sl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
MANAGEMENT OF DUCKS,
A Right Location Must Be Secured Il
T., Bring Success.

ANY calculation as to the return to
be expected by those who keep ducks"
says an experienced breeder, depends
entirely upon the possession of suit.
able locality. They are most likely to
be kept with profit when access is a.
lowed them to an adjoining marsh,
where they are able in a great meas
ure to provide for themselves; for II
wholly dependent upon the breeder for
their living, they have such ravenoua
appetites that they would soon, to use
an emphatic expression, eat their
heads off, No description of poultry
in fact, will devour so much or feed
so greedily. The excursions allowed
them must be limited to short dis
tances, or otherwise they will gradu
ally learn to absent themselves alto
gether, and acquire rather wild habits
so that when they are required to be
put up for feeding or immediate sale.
they are often found missing, and DIFF.
sflcult to find.
Ducks too early allowed their lib
erty on large pieces of water, are ex'
posed to SO many enemies, both by
land and water. that few reach their
majority; and even If some are thus
fortunate, they are not disposed after.
ward to return to the farmyard and
submit quietly to regular habits. They
may be kept in health in small en-.
closures by a good system of man.
agement, though we fear with very
little, If any, profit, which is the point
to which all advice must tend. There
is no doubt that ducks may be made
profitable as egg producers, but the
quality of their eggs, and the extra
labor required to obtain them (for I'm.
less they are got up every night many
of them will not be found); will not
allow them to compete with the hen.
in that capacity. Also, duck lays
when eggs are most plentiful, while
hens eggs must b procured q ~
06asoos.s
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
MuIchina Potatoes.

Seven years experience at the Ne.
braska experiment station indicates
that mulching is fairly satisfactory
way of growing potatoes on small
scale, although the method is prac
ticable only when the mulching mate
rial can. be obtained very cheaply. Old
hay or straw should be spread about
four inches deep Just before the plants
appear and after the ground has been
narrowed once or twice after plant.
ing. Rather large seed pieces should
be planted two or three inches deep
81 the hills shcald 30 placed 0x1e
q 11x1l inoAG Z
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
A NEW AoNEY1NNA1NER.
Nothing Better Than cheesA-csoth-
>. How to Manage II.

believe that there is.nothing better
man cheese-cloth for strafning honey;
for when the cloth becomes cloEged
with cappings, ETC., 10 that the honey
runs through too slowly, It may b
hung over the side Of pail to drain.
and fresh piece of cloth used with
out loss of time, writes s. r. Petit
To clean a piece Of cheese-cloth. hold
1t by two corners and dip It in luke
warm or even cold water, lifting it W
and down. It should not be rubbed,
for this works the wax into the cloth.
For several years we have been us-
Ing a strainer that pleases MS very
much. 1t is shown in the accompany.
ing illustration. The. outside can 10
about Is inches In diameter and nine
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22

ken lateral shoots opposite each oths1
On adjoining branches and twisted
them round each other about foot or
foot and : half from root Of branch.
In time the twisted side shoots grew
into one Piece, and If the branch ever
breaks OF it will be a break beyond
the splice and not z split from whore
It Joins tho tree. This may be an old
lsvies, but had never hoard Of or
seen II before, and it IL worth telling.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22

C. E. Dresher, the Surrey farmer,
will SOW six acres more OF alfalfa
this spring. having found that alfalfa
can be successfully grown. That
which he sowed last year has grown
we'll and is coming up nice and thick
this spring. He sowed the alfalfa
can be Mel FL ,.:;fl -; ia
on low land, believing that the roots
will get down to moisture better. Mr..
Dresher was also very successful
sowing oats and millet for hay last
year. This is the way that he did
it. About the first Of June, he Sow
ed bushel and peck Of oats to
the acre, bsing careful %. work the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22

land up in good shape. Ten days
later, he cross drilled the land SOW
ing one-half bushel OF millet to the
acre. This allows the oats just time
to begin to turn color, by the time
that the millet has begun to head
out, and this is the time''tD cut tho
hay. Mr.. Dresher cut two tons OF
the oats millet hay from each acre
and considers the feed worth fifteen
dollars ton easily. Mr.. Dresher
feeds his horses nothing but this
hay during the winter, and they keeD
rolling fat on 1t. 1t is the greatest
hay tina. farmer can grow. Tty
IL few acres, You will b we'll ~
paia.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
POULTRY TESTS.
Important Conclusions Drawn from ne
Investigations That Are Helpful.

A series Of poultry experiments has
been carried on by Thomas l. Mairs OF
Pennsylvania. Several different lines
Of Investigations were developed with
the following miscellaneous set Of con-
illusions:
I. Large breeds in general eat more
than small ones during tho growing
period.
2. Early Matched chicks grow faster
than .late Matched ones. April 4 seems
to be 4 desirable time for Matching In
this latitude. 81 800
3. The amount Of feed required to
produce pound Of grain increases -
the chicks approach maturity 2%
4. Between the ages Of and IL
weeks 1t required from 4 to ~ pounds
Of feed to produce pound of grain.
Between the ages Of 10 and IS weeks
it required from ~ to SIX pounds OF
feed to produce pound of gain. T
5. Chicks forced when young do not
make as rapid growth as they sp-
proach maturity 20 those fed moro
moderate ration.
s. Chicks weighing less than one
pound seem to grow faster on q vet
mash; those weighing q pound and .
half or more do best on dry feed" If
7. The loss among chicks on vet
mash was much creator than amonG
those on dry feed, even when weighing
less than one pound each.
8. The slaughter tests indicate that
the American breeds dress out better
than either the Mediterranean or Ash
attic breeds, and that In general pullets
dress out better than cockerels. When
rather small, weighing less than ~
pounds live weight, the cockerels d
tho Mediterranean and Asiatic breeds
seem to dress out better than the pull
lets.
8. Forced moulting seemed to drst
depress then increase slightly, egg PRO
duction, but the net results at the end
Of three months were against forced
moulting.
10. Eggs set about April seemed to
produce the highest per cent. of chicks.
II. The eggs of the different breeds
In order of their weight were - fol
lows: Black Minorca, Light Brahma,
Barred Rock, White Leghorn, White
Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, White
Crested Black Polish, Buff Cochin. A
great deal may depend upon the strain
Is it il known that some hens of any
breed normally lay larger eggs than
others Of the same breeds.
IL. The weight Of chicks when
hatched does not seem to be in direct
proportion to weight of eggs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
i WIRE SPLlcER.
One Can Easily BE Made from .
| Strip Of Iron.

The neatest and strongest splice
can be made with this little instru-
ment. 1t is made Of strip of iron 1
inch wide and binch thick. One end
IL cut narrow and is bent into a hook
large enough to fit neatly the largest
wire to be spliced. At the sides of
this two notches are filed, as shown
ut the left. At the right the splicer
Is seen in position on the wire. The
arrow indicates the direction in which
to turn to make the go. A pair Of
large pincers or wise sM2.,,;,s, be used
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
The Wire splicer.

to hold the two wires between the
coils while turning the splicer. The
splice as finished appears above. The
length of the handle may vary. If the
splicer is to be used for net wire, OF
course the handle cannot be longer
than the width of the mesh. Other
wise. 6 or Z inches is about right fol
No. 8 wire. If it is to be used onl,
Tar small wire, says the Farm anG
Home. the length OF tie handle shoule
10 rsaucsA for ~ sake Of convssi
ease.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
Design Of Poultry Watering Trough.

pipe w into the trough. When the
water reaches the end Of the pipe Y it
shuts of the air and the water ceases
to flow from the barrel until it has
been consumed below the mouth
Of Y. .f
To fill the barrel, explains the Prai.
rie Farmer, take out the plug V and in:
sert into the end Of the pipe W, and
when the barrel is full, replace. To
make the process Of filing quick and
easy, use funnel in the opening Of
the top.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
sELF.sUpPoRTlNa TREES.
Unique Method OF One orchardist In
Supporting Limbs Of Tree.

4 friend in British Columbia tells
- Of the method Of holding up the
branches Of fruit trees, which is pic
tured In the illustration taken from
the Rural New Yorker
I am going to tell you of contriv-
ance noticed in an older orchard
some miles from here. For supporting
the branches the orchardist had t.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
AUTOMATIC POULTRY TROUGH
Gives a Large Supply 81 Water aas
Keeps It Clean.

In tho accompanying illustration K
10 the barrel of water; q IL the trough
into which the water flows from the
pipe w. When the water gets low In
the trough the air enters the pipe 7.
This allows the water to fow out Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-22
DuuER-MAklNo ADVICE.
Practical Suggestion from . Woman
Who 10 Experienced Hand. 3I

b Mr.. A. Joseph, woman farmer.
has written very interesting article
on butter making. She writes ~ fol-
lows:
3 When butter is high, why should We
buy It when 1T can be made at home
with very little expense and trouble?
With two good cows one can have
all the milk and cream needed for
the table and cooking and at the same
time make enough butter for family
Of six, seven or eight.
Never keep COW that gives less than
200 pounds Of butter fat per year, A.
It will take about $50 pounds Of but
ter fat to keep her, and you want
some profit.
Alfalfa, meal and middlings are BY
far the best and cheapest food, and
Of course she should have hay food
also. It is well to give her some green
feed, too, such rs grass and carrots,
and il near a cider mill and the pulp
can be procured it WIN make excellent
food.
Do not keep a COW in a dark barn
or shed that does not admit the sun.
light. Put windows in 1t that will
let in the light and sunshine to every
corner. This win help keep of the
dread tuberculosis to which many
cows are subject.
The milk should be kept clean, and
after straining III one has no sep
arator) should be poured into ordi.
nary milk cans and kept in . cool,
dry place.
Some claim that II the milk 10
warmed slightly before straining tho
cream will rise more quickly. 1t 10
also remarkable that II the pantry,
milk house or wherever the milk 10
kept fs light the cream will rise better
and be Q richer color.
When the cream becomes thick
enough skim it carefully and see that
no milk is mixed with It, Set 1t in q
large crock to sour. When 1t becomes
thick and sour it is ready for churn-
ing. A little over two quarts Of cream
will make two pounds Of butter.
If one has no churn a very inex-
pensive way Of churning 10 the fol-
lowing: !
Place the cream in a cool milk
crock Then with very heavy wire
eggbeater beat the cream with long,
quick strokes-just the stroke you
would use in heating eggs.
Do not stir around. as 1t spoils the
grain Of the butter. Continue beat
ing until the cream becomes thick and
forms into little grains.
Remove the beater and stir the
cream with a snall-sized butter pad
die until all the grains are gathered
together.
Save the buttermilk, as it can be
used for a good many things if one
has no pigs to enjoy it.
Drain the butter we'll; press in sew
eral places with the paddle and place
under faucet Of cold water, or pour
the water over 1t. repeating several
times and taking care to drain as
much of the milky water out as pos
sible each time.
When It is thoroughly drained wash
the paddles in cold water and sprinkle
with salt. The butter should also be
sprinkled with salt, about a table
spoonful to each pound Of butter.
Mix the salt in thoroughly with the
paddles, place it on cool plate or
mold into whatever shape is desired.
Wooden butter molds are good and
1T
small sum, but one can form the but
ter nicely with the paddles
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-17

1t was about a week before the 4th
when we got letter from my aunt
saying that they were going to have
picnic in the grove. The grove was
about two miles away. The morninS OF
the Fourth we got up early for we had
to pick some strawberries before we
went.
We had breakfast and then we all
went out to pick the strawberries. We
picked twenty-four boxes and then
mamma had to put up the dinner Aft
err the dinner was put Up we had to
get ready When we got over there
some people were already there. There
was about thirty-five people there. We
ate our dinner on the ground. We had
6 kinds Of cake, salads, fried chicken,
eggs, pickles, coffee, ice cream, pop.
lemonade, strawberries and several
kinds of jellies and sauces. When we
went to set the table we found that
nobody had brought sugar but us and
we only took a Quart. So we sent
some Of the boys to a farm house to
get some When the boys got there the
lady said they had just enough to do
until they could get to town again. but
she would telephone neiChbor and
they said they were almost out. In
the afternoon we went to the creek
and fished.
When we started home everybody
said they had had fine time. Papa
takes the Tri-Weellly Courier.
Laura l.. Kellar
r. No 8, Charlton, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-17
HOW THE WORLD is CLOTHED.

Flax is a plant cultivated for It's
fiber and seed. The stalk grows from
one and one-half to two feet hlgh.
When the plants are not crowded, tne
stalk branches freely and bears large
number of bright blue blossoms, but
when they are crowded the stalks are
long and slender, with only few
branches near the top When lae p ia
is ripe it is pulled UP by the roots, tled
together in little bundles and usually
left in the field till it becomes dry, ana
then follows the process OF removing
the seeds which is called ripping.
Hemp is plant belonging to the
nettle family and extensively cultlVat-
cd for the hbers found In its stalk.
The plant has coarse. rough STEM
which grows to the height OF from
four to nine feet The leaves are large
and are composed of five or seven mar
row, toothed leaves, each from three
to five inches long. The hemp fiber IS
tough, strong and peculiarly adapted
for the manufacture of coarse fabrics.
ropes and other forms Of cordage.
Jute is a textile fabric obtained from
a plant belonging to the same famlis
as the Eastwood. The jute plant is a
native of the warmer parts of india
where its cultivation is carried on, es-
pecially in Dengel. on an extensive
scale. 1t grows to height of twelve or
fourteen feet. The fiber is ..ne and
has a shining surface. 1t is injured pS
exposure to water and hence IS nos
we'll adapted for cordage and canvas,
but it is used extensively for making
bags, and in the United Gtates ana
Great Britain it is mixed with hemp
for cordage, and with silk In the man
ufacture Of cheap satins.
Ramie or Boehmeria is a genus OF
plants closely resembling the singing
nettle A number of the species yielo
tenacious fbers used for making ropes
twine net and sewing thread. one
species is the Chinese grass, the Malay
ramie, which is shrubbry and three OF
four feet high. It is a native Of CHINA
southeastern Asia and the As1atle
Archipelago and it has long been cui-
tivated there and in India. The cultl-
walton of certain species of the plant
has been introduced into parts of the
United States. Algeria, France ana
other parts of Europe.
Juliette Eisenbeis,
4O1 w. Park Ave-.
Ott,In1wa Ia
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Age IL.
GLEN LIVES ON FARM.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
| am boy II years old and live on
a farm of so acres, four miles south
of Moravia and one-half mile north
west of Hiattsville. | go to the new
Hope school and have mile to walk.
1t was out the last day of April, and
we had program. l spoke piece
and was in a dialogue, "The Bashful
Boy and song. l had eight studies
in school: reading, writing, history,
arithmetic, physiology language, geog-
raphy and spelling We have about
Its little chickens and l have a
guinea. For pets I have little spot
ted Shetland pony which l think is
very nice. call him Roxy, and a
dog whose name Is Teddy and TWO lit
tie calves. Their names are Bessie
and Buster. l didn't get fooled the
first of April, hid several eggs on
Easter. 1 wrote to the Courier Junior
before and got card and wish to
thank the editor for it. have about
ninety post cards altogether. AS my
letter is getting long will close. | am
a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Glen Hiatt, age II,
R. f. D. No. 3, Moravia, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-17
STORY OF LAWRENCE GRAY.

once there were two boys whose
names were Lawrence Gray and Harry
Jones. They were good friends and 50
one day Harry Jones wanted Law.
renee to stay out Of school.
Lawrence lived with his grandma.
His mother was dead and his father
could not be bothered with him.
Lawrence told Harry that he would.
but his grandma would find it out.
Harry said, Give me your skater
and will hide them in my bedroom
until tomorrow and we will skate
down the river to the gypsy camp
and they'll let us ride their
ponies" And so they took a lunch
with them.
His grandma made some cakes that
day He peeped into the pantry and
there was big plate full and some
mlnce pies that were made on purpose
Tor Lawrence's dinner. When bedtime
came he kissed his grandma good
night, but she seemed to hold him
closer to her than usual and that night
When he went to bed he began to
thlnk OF scheme and so he wrapped
up the cakes in a towel and put them
IN basket, put on his shoes and
stockings and dressed himself. Then
ne turned the key softly in the back
door and ran down the road and put
the basket in safe place, and turn.
him.
Anna Ruf1ing.