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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
What Government Experts and Other Prominent
Writers Say on Agriculture and
Allied Topics.
PEA SILACE FEEDING OF
LAMBS IN WISCONSIN
Eventually Cut Wide Swath In Beef and
Mutton Making As Result Of Experiment
Waukesha.

Into the cavernous nav OF q silo 20
feet in diameter and 43 feet in height
vast quantity Of green feed can be
tucked away. From such a silo a
Waukesha county (Wis.) firm market.
ed during the past winter 5000 fat
western-bred lambs. AS results in this
case showed profit of around I'll, 900
better testimony as to the value of
silage for lamb finishing purposes
could not be desired. For the purpose
of making comparisons the Arm fed
during the winter smaller band of
the same kind Of lambs on hay and
corn, and that operation barely paid
expenses. The Waukesha feeding was
largely Of an experimental nature and
was revolutionary In that the grain ra.
ton vas reduced to minimum and
silage forced on the stock. Results
were So convincing that the ration OF
last winter. practically one pound of
grain per lamb per diem with an un.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
SEVERAL PAINTINGS
OF SWEET CORN
Few Better Vegetables Grown
for Home Use.

There are few better vegetables
grown for home use or for market
than sugar corn. A succession OF
paintings OF 1t should be in every
farm garden. Our personal preference
is for medium sized to large varieties.
For rapid growth and early ma.
turity the soil for sweet corn should
be mellow and very rich. 1t Is i'm.
possible to get the soil too rich. and
the greater variety OF fertilizers that
can be used the better. To an abun.
dance Of stable manure should be
added q liberal amount of poultry
droppings. wood ashes ard bone meal.
Harrow, disk and cultivate all OF the
fertilizers well into the soil so that
the soil and fertilizers will be an
even and fine mixture. After the
sweet corn Is up. stable manure may
be sprinkled on the surface between
the rows and lightly cultivated for q
surface mulch. In dry weather this
surface manure will act as a mulch to
hold moisture. and In rainy times its
richness win be dissolved out and car.
AtSA ~ NhS iooNo VI N1S etoWih6 CoIu
as liquid fertilizer.
Make the first planting Of sweet
corn In the very warmest of the gar.
den soil. as the seeds will quickly
rot In cold soil. However. II the first
planting rots. replanting can easily be
done. Begin cultivation just az soon
as the corn appears above the ground
or give 1t narrowing before II Ia up.
Let the shoyels of the cultivator run
deep for the first time until the plants
are about foot high, after which cul.
uvate only two or three inches deep.
Do not be afraid OF cultivating too
often. for stirring and mixing the soil
and keeping down weeds are the max.
ing OF o good crop.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
Conductor Carries Pins.

A conductor on the Erie railroad
has evolved little scheme In taking
tickets which amuses the commuters.
All conductors keep track of their
passengers by issuing blue. red or
white slips Of cardboard when they
take up regular tickets or punch COM
mutation tickets. II the passenger
is a man the conductor puts the slin
in the mans hatband, but II the pas
senger Is O woman he has to adopt
some other plan. The modern car
seat is so upholstered that the slip. or
ticket. cannot be stuck inSthe top OF
the seat.
This enterprising conductor gets
over this little difficulty by carrying
plentiful supply OF round headed
pins. When he issues slip to a
woman he pins 1t to the back Of tho
seat In front Of her. When he col
lects these slips as the train nears the
end OF its run he RECEIVERS the pins.
and, being In a hurry. he sticks the
pins in the front of his coat.
When he gets through his coat
looks like the waist Of woman who
Is doing a stunt In dressmaking. but
he has saved himself lot of bother.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

are widely known as an excellent
timber for fence posts, telephone
poles and railroad ties. The goats
are not content to browse ON the ten.
der sprouts alone. but they persist In
chewing the bark from the black 10
Gust trees and number Of other val
liable trees SO as to permanently In
jure them.
Sheep will keep down sprouts ano
weeds on cleared land almost a. eff.
fectiyely as will goats. and they do
not have the pernicious habit of try.
ing to eat tie large trees which may
be left In the field. II the trees and
other undesirable growth are cut out,
the sheep will eat OF the young
sprouts and the foliage. causing the
sprouts and the roots Of the original
stumps to die. allowing interyenins
spaces among trees to catch in blue
grass or other pasture grass. They
win not eat the bark from standing
trees OF any considerable size.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
New Safety Device Effective.

The Simmen's automatic safety de-
vice, which was installed ON the At.
Gibson. Topeka and Santa Fe railway
between PERKS and Highgrove. Cal.
some months ago has proved salts.
factory. Each train. as II passes over
the road, automatically makes rec.
ord on a sheet In the train dis.
patcher's office. At regular intervals
the dispatcher is In telephone com.
munication with the engineer. The
electric switches are so interlocked
that the dispatcher cannot bring two
trains together in the same block. II
the speed around a curve Ii too great
the mechanical device slows 1t down
to the safety point.
The recording mechanism In the dis
patcher's ONCE consists OF large
table on which is spread long sheet
OF paper, divided into sections. By
an automatic arrangement complete
record Of all trains is kept before the
eye Of the dispatcher. who can ut any
time signal the engineer to stop. slow
down or proceed NJ he may wish. All
signals are transmitted by means Of .
third rail.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

care was exercised to give each feed.
lot an equal chance. The first feed
began October 10 and ended December
IA. The average weight going into the
feed-lot was II pounds; at the stock
yards on selling day SIS pounds. The
5000 lambs. costing s5@5.25 when put
In, sold in one lot at 81 after q 4O-day
feed on the silage and corn ration.
The second feeding period was strung
out during the winter. drafts being
purchased at the Chicago market as
opportunity offered. Investment prices
ranged from $5.25 to $3.50 and sale
prices of the finished stock from 81 to
IS. They went in weighing 75 to so
pounds. None weighed less than 80
pounds coming out and some reached
'104 pounds. All of the second feeding
were~ shorn and while the fat lambs
were mainly disposed of before the
spring rise in prices otherwise finan.
cial results would have been greater)
booming wool market added materi.
ally to the profits. These lambs en-
joyed popularity In killing circles.
They dressed well and were regarded
by buyers as fully up to the standard
of lambs fed on hay and grain. The
grain delegation brought no better
prices than the silage-fed contingent
The granted band consumed more
than twice as much grain as the
others.
All this relates to pea, not corn
silage. and the feed used In this in
stance was cannery waste. The exper.
iment has determined the feeding
value of pea silage In combination
with a small corn ration. II indicates
possibilities for a vast extension OF
cattle and sheep feeding in an area
not regarded as within the corn belt
proper, embracing Wisconsin, Micht
gan and Minnesota, where the pea
crop thrives.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
Front Elevation Of Praesieal Poultry House.

so as to maintain the proper temper
atnre from the animal heat of the
hens. All things considered. house
Just high enough for man to walk
erectly and floor space Of about
five square feet per hen would be ad.
yisable.
Floors are commonly constructed Of
earth, boards or cement. Cement
floors are perfectly sanitary and easy
to keep clean. The objections to their
common use is the first cost of good
cement floors. Cheaply constructed
floors will not last Board floors are
very common and are preferred by
many poultrymen. but II close to the
ground they harbor rats, while II open
underneath they make the house cold.
Covering wet ground by a board floor
does not remedy the fault of damp.
ness nearly SO effectually as would a
similar expenditure spent in raising
the floor and surrounding ground by
grading. All things considered. the
dirt floor Is the most suitable.
The object Of ventilating a chicken
house is to supply reasonable
amount of fresh air, and. equally I'm.
portant. to keep the house dry. Ven.
tilation should not be by cracks or
open cupolas. Direct drafts OF air
are injurious. and ventilation by such
means is always the greatest when
the least needed. A thorough scheme
of ventilation is by a system Of pipes
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
VALUE OF SHEEP
AND GOATS
Their Uss IN Clearing Brush
Land for Cultivation.

Much has been said. written and
done OF late years regarding the
great value Of goats clearing brush
land for cultivation or for the growth
OF permanent grass. 1t Is true that
goats are great browseFs ON brushy
land and that they will soon clear
such land Of undesirable growth. How
ever, they are to be recommended for
this use only when all the brush and
trees on the land are to be removed.
II some Of the trees are to remain
for shade or timber purposes, the
goats will bark many Of them, causing
the neither to die or to become de.
formed and almost unfit for use.
The writer has just visited q large
estate in the hill land Of Missouri.
where the estate is being partially
cleared for permanent blue grass pas
ture. Undesirable trees are cut out
and the best trees OF best timber
value are left standing. Among the
good trees on this land which are
preserved for growth and future
utility are the black locusts. which
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
MONARCH OF THE FooTBoARD
Worthy Tribute TO the Skill and
Knowledge Of the Railroad
Engineer.

The engineer stands at his post. his
eye closely scanning the rails ahead
to see that all are right--his hand
holding on the iron bar which starts.
stops and regulates the monster that
is obedient to The slightest touch Of
genius and skill In the hollow OF
that hand, In the glare Of his eye. In
the brain under the greasy cap pulled
so closely down. in the perfection OF
his knowledge. and the careful scru-
tiny Of the mathematical eye, are the
lives OF men and women whose
places on earth would be difficult to
fill. See how steadily the train runs.
II makes this mile post, and the next.
and the next, on time to the minute
The driver looks at the cleaning
strap like rails ahead. at the time
table held In a clamp before him, at
the hands of the clock on the engine,
at the steam gauge at his left hand.
He witches the lever; we run faster
or slower as he Wills. and the train
with its precious human cargo stops
at station after station to the second.
The fireman opens the great iron door
by the chain. he swings 1t back, and
into red hot. roaring. suffocating. livid.
pent-up edition of Hades the fuel Is
tossed. And '.clank" goes the door as
the heat increases, and the steam Is
made by whose power we rush
ahead. Truly. we love the engineer.
the monarch of the footboard. His
hands are hard, his clothing soiled by
CRIME and grease. his face moist with
sweat: but 1t Is his care which bears
thousands in safety. and his skill
which makes us feel as safe back Of
the "cow-catcher" as is our own sane.
tum at home-Detroit Free Press.
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limited quantity OF silage, will be
adopted by the firm as its standard.
The feature of this feeding was the
limited quantity of corn used.
In the previous years work self
feeders were used and the lambs given
all the screenings they could consume.
This resulted in only limited con-
sumption of silage. the lambs filling up
on grain. Gains by this method were
satisfactory, but cost was excessive
and the feeders determined on a. radi.
cal change. Hand-feeders were substi-
tuted and the stock practically forced
to eat silage. A small quantity of corn
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
A PAGE FOR THE FARMER
REQUISITES OF PRACTICAL
KANSAS CHICKEN HOUSE
Poultry Shed, Hens
Comfort Must BE Considered the
Most Vital Point.

Many different styles Of chicken
houses prove equally successful In the
hands Of poultrymen. SO that 1t is
unwise to recommend the universal
adoption of any one form. II the
following points are given careful
study any farmer should be able to
build a successful chicken house,
suitable to his wants and purse.
The house must be planned for the
hens comfort first and then the
owner may add such embellishments
as may please his fancy. The hen
needs. first Of all. floor space. a place
to eat and scratch. The more floor
space the hen has the better. but the
space above should not be too great.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
DRAWING PIPE
FROM GROUND
Device for Pulling Water Con.
veyor from Earth.

The editor OF the Queenslander
gives a device for drawing a pipe
driven 80 feet into the ground which
is commanded to the readers OF that
paper. According to this plan A rep
resents pole about IA feet long and
b a strong post forked on top. large
enough for the pole A to rest in. The
post B should be about eight feet in
length. and will require to be sunk
into the ground about four feet. leav-
ing the other four feet above the
ground. c represents a chain which
Is fastened to the end Of the pole and
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

was fed twice daily, the grain ration
from beginning to the end of feeding
period of 60 to 20 days never exceed.
ing la pounds per day and not aver.
aging pound. 1t was a mixture of
corn and oilmeal. the proportion of the
latter being limited to one-quarter
pound per day. At the outset one
quarter of a pound of corn per head
was used. this being gradually in
creased to the maximum. The preyi-
GUS season. when allowed all the
screenings they could eat, the average
consumption Of grain was three
pounds per head. While heavier
gains have been made In the feed
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

that removes the foul air from near
the floor, while the corresponding
fresh air is forced to enter at the
top of the room.
Make all roosts on the same level.
The ladder arrangement Is nuisance
and offers no advantage. Arrange the
roosts SO that they may be readily
removed for cleaning. Do not fill the
chicken house full Of roosts. Put In
only enough to accommodate the hens
and let these be on one side of the
house. The floor under the roosts
should be- separated from the feeding
floor by board set on edge, or. bet.
ter still, tight roost platform may
be built under the perches. BY this
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

should be constructed SO that all
parts are accessible to whitewash
brush, that the lice may be eradicated.
The less contrivances in a chicken
house the better.
A man who is engaged In careful
poultry breeding will need one or
more yards, the extent and style Of
which will depend uypon the number
OF pens mated during the breeding
season.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
Move, Railroad dancer slenal.

A remarkable invention for prevent.
ing railway accidents has been tried
with success on the western rail-
wars OF France. II the driver for any
cause passes an adverse danger signal
the apparatus blows . whistle On the
engine continuously. and also tAsowG
up q small light undsr the engine
drivers nose. This YIN reader an %
cidents. except villful onsA inpos.
sibie.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
MsndIna Roofs.

A roof covered with paper or felt
ing can be quickly mended with coal
tar. Paint over thickly with warm
tar. then lay on . piece OF fresh
roofing paper. which should he a.
tened AZ the edges with rooflns
brads; then paint some more tar over
the patch and over the edges. makine
neat waterproof patch which VIII
last - long - the rest Of the root.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

latter scheme the entire floor of the
house is available as a scratching
floor
For laying flocks the nests must be
clean. secluded and plentiful. Boxes
under the roost platform will answer.
but better plan is to have the nest
upon shelf above the ground floor
under the roosting platform. Nests
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

Last year the farm products OF Kan.
sas amounted to S463.64s. GOT. All this
produce comes from 53.000.000 acres
of land. which Ia cared for by less
than 1.500. 900 people.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
A Cynical Reason.

II ~onder why the owl has been
chosen n the symbol Of wisdom."
"Because the owl has sense enough
to keep his mouth shut. except only
when II opens Il 70 boot 1t svssythisg
else
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16

to the pipe shown at d. E shows q
small clamp or dog attached to the
end OF the pipe to prevent the chain
slipping. In order to work the device
the pole should fit into the fork SO as
to leave about four feet ON the end
to which the pipe il fastened. and II
feet for leverage. When the pole is
fastened to the pipe two or three men
pull the other end down to the ground.
and the pipe win then come out few
feet. The clamp can then be moved
further down the pipe and the chain
fastened near the ground. and the
operation repeated till the whole 80
feet of pine has been extracted.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-16
Elastic size.

What kind Of . figure In Mrs.
Dressyf"
"Wen. II you 30 BY the quantity Of
stun Il takes to make her dresses. she
. quite tan: but when Il comes TO pay.
AS for them. she = very short.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22

Louis E. Holdman, of Chelsea, spent
Sunday with friends in this city
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22

A thirty-six page law brief for W
II. Kornegay had to be printed Sun
day morning at this Office. BY the
help of the linotype We were able to
handle it very easily.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22

HUSTLERs WANTED. ~ We wish
to get one good, LIVE agent in your
county to sell Real Estate en- the in
stalment plan Some of our agents
are clearing 81. 10000 per month. Ad-
dress The Rio Grande Valley Colony
Co. 1920 Commerce Building. Kansas
CITY. Mo
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22
THE WEATHER

Local observations, for day
preceding, furnished by G. H.
Lahman:
Maximum temperature. GA degs
Minimum temperature, "a degs
Temperature at z p. m, "a degs
Precipitation, none.
Wind; direction, soath.
Clear
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22

The Royal Neighbors will give a
prize to the lady wearing the best
Martha Washington costume at their
social to be given at Woodmen hall
tomorrow night The ladies' wish to
distinctly understood that everybody,
regardless of whether they belong to
the lodge or not, are cordially in
vited to attend this social and give
them an opportunity to demonstrate
their ability to entertain
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-22
Personals
Mrs. Fred Etter is sick.

in the city.
c. H. Davis of Carthage, No. is a
Ninita visitor.
w. d. Todd was here from Chelsea
this morning.
Jesse Morris, of New Kirk was here
over Sunday.
Earl Pendall came in from Bartles
vile yesterday.
Il. NJ. Tyner of Miles was visitor
here yesterday.
W. e. Clapham made business trip
to Miami today.
w. p Thompson is at Claremore
attending cour..
NJ. A. Cobb, of Shawnee, is here on
business visit.
Mrs. Mary Moore of Alton is Wis
itor in this city.
T. c. Newly was here from Blue
jacket yesterday
NJ. A. Cobb of Shawnee is here to-
day on business
c. H. Davis of carthage is in the
city on business.
Ebe Harris. of Pryor Creek, spent
Sunday in Vinita.
Tom Gray was a visitor here from
Chelsea yesterday.
Everyone is anxious to hear Ralph,
Bingham, March 4.
Barto Fite is here from Kansas City
for a few days visit.
Walter Moore, of Alton, spent Sun
day with friends here.
e. e. George of Big Cabin was
visitor here yesterday
Noble Lewis was Pryor Greek yis-
itor in Vinita yesterday.
Miss Alma Martin returned to
Welch Sunday evening.
Robert Mcdonald returned from
Kansas City this monring.
DR. E. R. Schmidt made a profes-
sional visit to Tulsa today
Fred 0. Black, of Rolla Mo, was
business visitor here today.
Miss Van Deventer, Of Missouri, is
the guest Of Miss Mabel Bagby
w. H. Condor and wife, of Oswego,
Kansas, spent Sunday in Vinita.
Lee Barrett went to Miami today to
lcok after his mining interests.
Louis E. Holdman, of Chelsea, spent
Sunday with friends in this city
Mrs. Gaines went to Tulsa this
morning for a visit with friends.
Miss Mary Anderson is visiting rel
atives in Oswego for few days.
Miss Blanche Smiley of Seneca,
Mo, spent Sunday with home folks.
Mrs Tom Bluejacket went to Tul-
sa today, for visit with her daugh-
ter
Miss Rachel Crouch returned to
her school near Bluejacket last even
ing.
Addison Brown. an attorney from
Springfield, Mo, is in the city on busi-
ness.
Mrs A. l.. Conner returned yester-
day from two weeks visit at Pryor
Creek.
Mrs. P. w. Samuel arrived yester-
day to be the guest OF Mrs. r. V. Nc
Spadden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Wheat were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wheat
yesterday.
Walter Charlesworth has returned |
to Cassyille. Mo, after a visit here J
with his parents.
G. T. Cole came up from Muskogee |
Saturday evening to spend Sunday in I
the Gateway city.
Mrs Cash Wilkerson went to South /
this morning for a sever 4
al days visit with friends.
Representative Z. n. Ratcliff return /,
ed to Guthrie this morning after !
spending Sunday here with his family
County superintendent Shelton eX-
poets to go to Chicago, tonight. to at :
tend the National Teachers assOcia-
ton.
A thirty-six page law brief for W.
H. Kornegay had to be printed Sun I
day morning at this Office BY the
help of the linotype we were able to
handle IL very easily