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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04

IN demand hu catinct makers. The
sap becomes wine or vinegar accord
ing To the way 4 Is prepared. Sugar
and starch are also la from the
\ nut It bears is a good substi-
tute for coffee. Corks are made from
the pitch.
A widow living near Centralia. III.
was left fotr years g With a little
family to care FOR anu fitty-fise acres
OF land. which was heavily mortgaged.
she was plucNE snl Went to work in
her ields., Las fall she paid off the
last of the mortgage. Sine is a we'll
won'a1 ana after the days
Work is done reads standard
and leading farm journals.
\ Swedish professor is experiment.
ing with raising electrified crops. He
has been conducting these experiments
lor some years and reports that straw
berries yield So per cent more fruit
When treated with electricity than or
oinaflly. In 1908 ar electrified plot
OF wheat yielded Ala bushels an acre,
whTie the unelectrified plot gave but
- bushels. He also claims hat the
electrified plants are harder.
Inquiries conducted in over 1000
counties Of the United States by the
Department of Agriculture indicate
that the average length of haul Of
cropstOVer country roads is III miles.
the average weight of the load 2,OO2
pounds and the average cost per
mile 25.2 cents, or about SO per load,
the figures being based on cost of Ia
Dor. feed. wear etc.
A weed known to ranchmen Of Mon
as 1.-The deadly acOnite weed"
heavy losses among the stock.
II is found about watering places,
Is inches high and is easily
pulled out by the roots. Cattle relish
it, roots and all. and the poison is
found largely in the roots. One
ranchman states hat about 100 of his
best 4-year-old steers were killed by
it. They a applied to the govern
,nent for help in exterminating the
pest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
HONEY BEES PROFITABLE
Honey is Ifealthful and Always Conn
rnandS = Good Price ii
ppAhufly.
Nv T.. CT. Herman.

TS T.. IT,. I1tIl 1t
Honey does not iniurc the teeth as
candy does. 1t is an excellent remedy
For most OF the lung and throat aztec
tons and rs a good substitute FOR cod
liver oil. Honey is laxative n soda
tive and is especially Valuabl IN cases
of bladder. and kidney diseases.
THOUSANDS Of bees pour in and our
OF the hives many times q day. thoo-
sands more swarm over the COMPS
each ,tntrammeled by rules and With
no get task. No bee works for itself;
the multitude works as though it were
ore bee.
IS o desire to advertise your honey
:4ld work up o trade. place your mann
and address on every package. i.antIn
are all right for glass jars, but TOR
comb honey either have q printed car
ton or stamp you name oHthe secuoal
With q rubber stamp. Ii you are
hle OF producing a fancy article you
deserve the credit for it and all OF
the trade there is to be had. There $
n~cthing-like establishing a good: non,
est reputation for yourself. DO TINS n
your honey will sell itself.
One day while working in the aplarJ
Il gentleman watched me. fle va. -
iols to know how ] managed to get
the honey from the hives. He asked,
was it at night when all the bees
are ~asleep?" That, of course. Wo'tih
he the very worst time of all. for beeS
kr5u nothing about sleep, but work
tw~'enty-folr hours q day. Ihert a.
plenty OF work for them to do IN .ne
hive at night, such as eVaparatlns the
honey, building comb. etc.
II is the. custom of bee keeper sen
rally to select warm and clear u&N-
in bic to perform the operations .
the hive. The older bees that constl-
ttGe the field force are out tflei ~
QUEST Of nectar and pollen ana 'Ae
~manipuIations are more easily per
fottned.
Bees that are swarmir1g or tHose
that are out in the fields gathering
nectar and pollen very Stluoft
rctunteer an attack. OF course d os0
hive should not be pulled apart every
tow. days for mere curiosity. but ~
aained only occasionally to ascertain
nrGgress.-
Nhy do bees warm, anyway w
don't thew settle down and stlch "
their~knitting instead OF ~
housekeeping lust at a time "hEn
everything begins to lock prosperous
Wen. the fact is prosperity breeds dls-
content. and he old home IS becoliiths
too crowded. Besides. II IS natule ,
way Of providing increase n IT,
l"aging the race. Providence has gwen
the money bee this instinct.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04

long enough to leave the weeds. 50 [
start the cuitivatOr lust as soon as (
get trough setting and keep 1t gong
as the weeds show themselves.
! think that there is no danger of
OVer-cultivatiOn. / narrow uD the cut
tiVatOr as the runners spread and trN'
to leave the plants in uniform matted
Right here let me say that l long Z
bed. as / would rather set new every
spring and care for the new bed than
clean ont an old one. l used to try
setting in the fall, but it only CAV me
etxra. work in wedding with q greater:
Dercentage of Wintcr-killed plants that
had to be reset in the spring and,
worst of all in inferior quality OF
fruit. So I abandoned fall setting al
together.
/ do not trim the roots. although ]
like the plan. Time is worth too much.
I use in setting a hoe. Buy a new
hoe, as good q one as I can find; cut
inches long, then cut II side OF tn"
hoe off to q point. The right side for
q right-hand man and the left side for
q left-hand man. / find this tool very
valuable in wedding, so much so that
most Of my men choose 1t in prefer
cnce to any other.
Taking this hoe and sticking it int
the ground it's full depth and raElf
it toward me enough to give room for
the roots Of the plants to set behind
it so that the roots will be straight
down in the ground, then place the
plant in and withdraw the hoe. and.
taking boil hands, press the plant IL
firmly, the harder the better. unleSs
the ground is very wet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE Do
ING.

Warden w. M%cJohnston Of the
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary. Is
asking the State to purchase a farm to
, cultivated by the prisoners. He
asks for 100 acres and says it would
not be necessary to build q Wall around
the farm. He believes men would not
try to escape if they were allowed out
door reedom and knew that in case
they made the attempt two years
would be added to their sentence n
that they would be confined indoors.
Charles Lee, a negro OF Houston.
Tex. has perfected a machine which
he claims viii destroy boil WeeN,is.
The machine is a simple box consist
ing primarily of a round box mad Of
metal and having -four pro:ruding
t1bes. Within the outer reCeptacle IS
another which contains chctnicais ca
pable OF igniting and giving off deadly
fumes.
Anton Nichelschmidt. Of Cato, Wis.
is said to nave raised Loco bushels OIL
corn on the err on q little Slx-acre
patch OF ground last year. This when
shelled Welded $50 bushels, or equiva-
lent to 125 bushels per acre.
Richard r. Smith, of Stockton. Cai..
has been experimenting With rice
growing. He believes that rice can be
successfully grown in tina, section 81
the State.
Las year the United States in
ported S414.0O0.0 9 worth Of farm
fOQuc ms lncludeS ~" Stoth d.
well as. f~oodstnffs.
A has been formed IN Ne
bra ska which proposes to make water
mains of reinforced cOrnstalks. tx
p%srinnents have been conducI9a which
the claims Wesa successful.
The pipes can be put-On the marilet at
one-tenth Of the cost ~ clst-lron
and the supply of raw material IS in
tHhaustible.
4 friend writes from. tina
S116+.00O is 70 be. spent for the open
ing of the Columbia river through that
n This will add millions Of dol
lars to the OF Oregon and
WASHINGTON and will afford cheaper
Transportation facilities TO hundreds OF
farmers and o~rchardists. dairy and
poultry men along the river. The
stories Of opportunity in that golden
country are ~tantalizing, but no man
who is doing fairly well in the East
should be tempted.
Danish dai1. statistics show that in
1905 Denmark owned 1~,099,073 COWS
and heifers calving. Their average
Weld Of milk per head was about $3.50
pounds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
NOTES OF THE SHEEP FOLD.

The man who goes into the sheep
business has a reasonable assurance
h good prices for mutton and wool
will continue for some time.
Much of the business of feeding
sheep must be learned by assOciatinS
with the stock and studying thcir
habits and characteristics.
The most careful man VIII devote
much time to the study Of his sheep
and, it is unwise for a man without
experience to undertake the sheep bus
mess on q large scale.
The safest way is to buy, say, TWEEN
tv-fiye choice ewes ard al excellent
ram and secure your with a
minimum of expense.
Pasture that is ideal for cattle. Will
not be ideal for sheep. Sheep Will
thrive better on shorter and finer grass
than. on course grasses.
There are but few farms but what
would be better by having a few sheep
on them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04

The following suggestions illustrated
by the cuts will be helpful:
No. l is a timber hitch: the greater
the strain the tighter it Will hold.
No. : is Il CatspaW. an endless; loop
utilized where great power is required.
No. 8 is a Glove hitch and shows its
application around a pole.
No. 4 is an application in securing,
a rope TO a timber used in ~scaffolding.
No. ) is a fisherman's bend. useful
when a thick rope is made fast to q
ring.
No. 6 is q rolling hitch used chiefly
in making one rope fast to another
when held tight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04

the hive. Your aliShting board is as
wide aS yOu wan it and Will not get
out of place either on q hive on the
ground or on one on q high bench.
Fend the wire at such length as to
cave no q for the bees to jump
oyer from the board to the hive. An
old barrel will furnish stuff to make
them, some slaves being plenty wide,
or q biscuit or cracker box. when n
has no lumber to cut up. Wire should
be near the end to be out Of the way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
Rail Fence Philosophy.

Their is no one thing that does a
farmer more good than to travel
among the successful farmers in other
Of the country and study their
conditions, study their system of crop
rotations and how they market their
products.
The nan who is always asking your
advice seldom follows it. He IS just
feedins Q one form of tte~v.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
Pee Hive Convenience.

The following is q description Of an
alightinS board for Bees which has
many good qualities.
Put two small leafs on the under
side Of the board with nails and then
drive q rs end Of wire through the
board and clcat, leaving out the stout
end hook. Hook the stout end into
the entrance so as to catch inside OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
NUBBiNS OC FARM NEWS.

Tire c%arnahuba palm Of Brazil is
said to be the worlds nos useful tree.
1t gives the people everything from.
drugs to food. A blood purifier is
made from the roots. The timber is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
STRAWBERRY PLANTING.

ny strawberries are set out the itrst
week in May. and it takes a Weeh ~
DIG and set the ulants~Whicn is plenty
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04

J w
Some Useful Rope Ties.

Every boy on the farm ought to
learn how to make knOtS which will
hold and which can be easily united.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29

the dogs get up, luckily got another
bullet into him, this time right into
the head. | fear he would have made
short work of the dogs, for such a
pair OF jaws would have cut them in
two at one SNAP. A hyena is never
beautiful, and this one was simply
hideous. Just for curiosity's sake l
went to where he had been feeding
on the remains OF an Gland COW,
which 1 had driven to within 100
yards of the camp two days previous
ly, and | found he had cracked up the
thigh bone just as If it had been
gristle.
On examining the ground, l discov.
cred that the lions had not approached
any nearer than the ridge on which |
had seen them. After having brenk.
tasted, / returned again with the dogs
and followed the spoor as far as the
sand lasted; but. when the ground be
came rocker, | could no longer hold it
and the sun getting higher, burnt ur
all the scent. so that the dogs could
mako nothing of it, and I therefore
reluctantly gave up further pursuit
| Away to the east some antelope We're
visible, nearly against the bush bell
lining the river, but as l had left my
glass in the wagon, | could not make
out Just what they we're. l thought
I would try and get one, however, II
order to use it as a bait in n gooG
position, considerably nearer the
wagon, in hopes that the lion might
return and give me a chance of a sho'
under more favorable conditions. Sc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29

%sequently found out, that they were
lions in their primo, and it is not
often that such can be decoyed by a
carcass which they have not them
selves destroyed.
Next morning was, OF course, about
locking for signs; but could make
nothing out as to lions. On going
down toward the river some half mile
from camp, my attention was attract
ed by the unusual conduct Of a Loop
ard. He was cutting all sorts of
capers; at one time ploughing along
rearing upright and tearing at his
throat with his fore paws. All this
was curious, it was also my opportun.
ity, and lost no time in putting a
couple of bullets into him. the second
of which laid him ont nicely, without
giving me the trouble which usually
falls to my lot when tackling these
great cats. On proceeding to investi-
gate the reason for such a strange
performance, my wonder ceased.
Having tackled a porcupine. with more
gusto than discretion, one of the lat.
ter's quilts had got inserted under the
root of the leopard's tongue, and was
working deeper and deeper. The tor
ture the poor animal endured must
have been awful, and ! do not imagine
it could have survived. No dead
"porky" appeared to be around, so,
thanking him in his absence, l took
the beautiful spotted skin. Next day
I was laid up with an attack Of fever
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29
Lion Hunting as a Fine Art.

He was wide awake enough, how
ever, and the instant he knew l had
seen him he started up and bounded
away, giving ME no time, in my nerv-
Gus condition. to get a good shot;
fred, but as soon as l touched the
trigger | knew | had missed him
perhaps it was all the better for me
that | did so-and the next moment
he was out of sight among the rocks.
Walking on a little farther, I came
upon the faif.consumed carcass of a
hartebeeste, evidently killed the night
before, the trail by which the lion had
dragged it pointing towards the veldt.
Here, then. was q chance too good to
be lost; better than laying out shot
game, though | confess | would Just
as o the spot had been a little
nearer to the wagon. which was, in
fact, more than a mile away. But |
made up my mind at once to take ad.
vantage of this piece Of luck and re
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peditions-eyening found me duly
esconced among the boulders this side
the half eaten body, at a distance of
about 20 PAGES and looking directly
towards the route taken by the lion
when l had previously disturbed.
For a couple of hours 1 had waited,
occasionally changing position to ease
the cramping of my limbs. Every
thing ne to him who waits" and at
last, over a rock beyond, appeared the
lion, gradually rising into full view.
In the dim light he appeared mon
strous as he stood, chest full on: and
then, as he gave vent to a %sonorous
roar, which echoed and re-echoed from
rock to rock, the effect Was grand,
and beyond any power Of expression,
1t is under such circumstances as
these that n sees the lion at his
best. Nighttime is his day, and in
the sunlight. he is more or less at a
disadvantage. He must have stood a
full minute like this; "a sore tempta.
ton to me to fire, and believe |
should have Killed him stone dead had
| done SO. Having apparently salts
fled himself that things were all right,
he walked leisurely down TO his prey,
and, again uttering a roar, stood fac.
ing me. This time | did not hesitate,
but pulling both barrels nearly stimuli
%taneously put both charges into his
chest, and the lion fell forward almost
without a sound.
BY permission of Longmans, Green &
Co, New York,
Copyright. 1909. by Benz. d, Hampton.)
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turn at dusk and lie up. Now, my ex-
p%erience goes to show that it is far
too easy a matter to miss with a bull
let in uncertain light, and that at
short range buckshot is quite effective
enough with most game. | therefore.
made several little paper shells to fit
my ten-gauge gun, and, chambering
the buckshot nicely therein, filed up
the interstices with eland grease; no
lion can Withstand such a battery at
a fair range, and your aim is much
more likely to be accurate. OF course,
/ took the. carbine with $50 grain ball,
and telling my boys to stay by the
wagon-for I could place no depend.
ence upon either Of them on such ex,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29
A Lucky Shot.

Noting the exact location of the
game, | judged that by careful maneu-
yering l might keep out of their line
of vision, especially as the wind was
in my favor. BY threading in and out
the clunlps of thorns-not always an
easy matter on horseback-I event
ually got to within a couple Of hum
dred yards, and by a lucky shot
sbowled over one with a bullet through
the neck, killing it instantly, and saw
ing. my horse the stiff gallop | had
anticipated. for these creatures are
as swift as any of the genus. Throw.
ing the carcass Just as it was, without
opening. across the saddle, took it to
a spot which would give me a chance
of a telling shot, If a lion should
make its appearances. But although |
watched the best part of the night.
nothing came Of my vigil, the ~iackals
rcaping the benefit of all my careful
preparations. The fact was, as | sub
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29

which kept me idle for some time. My
two boys, however, attended assidu-
ously to my needs, and in due course
/ got about again. The lions had, dur
ing my sickness, once more appeared
in the neighborhood, and seemed to
hang around indefinitely. hut there be-
ing plenty of game about they did not
modest US in any way.
Well, | said that | got n of these
lions after all, though he took quite
a lot Of getting, escaping me alto
gether on n occasion. I was not
over strong bodily, but was pretty
much so in purpose. and it annoyed
me to hear the roaring night after
night and not render an account Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29
Menaeed by Lions in Camp.

One night 1 was awakened by the
dog barking and the ! uneasiness of
the oxen. l grabbed my carbine hast
lily and e~ndeavored- to make out what
caused the disturbance. BY the
meager light diffused by the new moon
] could Just distinguish the forms of
three large animals on the ridge above
the camp. | could see that they We're
lions, and shook up already awaken
ing Kaffirs to make up the fire. |
had half q mind to shoot, but thought
it safer not to do SO, the distance
being too great; so / waited until
morning, and as the flames began to
shoot up and brighten the surround
ings the lions became less plain to
view. l distinctly saw them, how
ever, away over the ridge. The
remainder of the night / sat up in
case of any emergency arising, for
the animals kept snorting and shift
ing restlessly. whilst every now and
again came that rumbling roar. once
heard au naturel never to be forgot
+ was conscious of some creature
proving close around. The oar of the
lions kept all the while sounding more
and more distant, and as dawn began
to break it ceased altogether. AS soon
as it was light enough to see to any
purpose, I stepped out. and as did
SO. a large hyena jumped up from
some bones lying lear by and made
off. fired. at him and rolled him
over, and before he could recover or
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-29
A Kill at 300 Yards.

Where the gemsbuck We're feeding
was much rocker ground than that
intervening between my camp and
them; this was all sandy yeldt, stud.
ded with the everlasting ant-hills.
which, however, got sparser as
neared the game. l therefore slipped
off my horse, getting him between my
self and them for another 100 yards.
The increasing anxiety of the animals,
however, warned me that II l wanted.
to shorten my gallop by gripping n
of them, | must lose no more time.
Accordingly I halted, though the dis
lance must have been a good 300
yards, and, taking careful aim over my
horses withers at the one with the
longest pair of horns, l fired. The
horse stood like a rock, and knew
my aim had been good, eve If the
animal had not stumbled forward at
the shot. 1t quickly recovered,
though, and went away with the other
four, just as IL nothing had happened,
at a good pace, heavy animals as they
were, taking through and over the
rugged boulders as easily as channels.
l knew, however. that the heavy army
bullet would tell its tale. Instantly
on firing | had vaulted into the saddle.
and followed in pursuit. This was
more easily attempted than done, and
my surefooted horse was not able to
negotiate the villainous country. |
therefore pulled up, lest we should
break both on necks, and as I did so
had the satisfaction of seeing the
gemsbuck drop in its tracks and re,
main there; whilst its companions
only seemed to scamper the faster. On
coming up | found her, for it was a
fine COW, stone dead. The blood was
only beginning to trickle from the
wound, and | had not noticed Il spot
anywhere OF the ground she had gone
pver. On examination I found that
the bullet had completely torn away
the apex of the heart, and yet she had
galloped at least a hundred yards at
as great a speed as her companions,
practically without bleeding a drop
another instance of the extreme vital
ity OF such creatures, which | have
found even still stronger in the Ger
vidae proper than in the antelopes.
one Idu q IlCLtlly Iild hEu iltaty Will
a length of horns of three feet eight
inches. 1t was out of the question
thinking of bagging my of the rest of
the herd, SO / threw the carcass across
my horse and started back to camp.
A few days afterwards, as | was
perched on the wagon box scraping
at the skull of the gemsbuck, l hardly
paid any attention to a pair of secre-
tary birds which were sailing right
overhead. Their appearance. however,
suggested snakes. and sure enough,
there, as I looked around, among a
few odds and ends. %impervious to the
irrepressiblc ants, was a large puff ad,
der. 1t had crept through the fence
of thorns, and in evident excitement
was surveying its novel surroundings
with body half raised. I did not like
the look OF this particular reptile g
bit; but l did not intend that he
should escape and be in the vicinity
though probably the secretary-birds
would have e e to that; neither die