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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
CONSERVING The timber SUPPLY
Methods in Prae in Germany Might Be Proltaby Employed
in This Country.

The duty Of this forester il to assist
In planting. selecting trees. marking
trees to be cut. etc.
After cutting has been made the
forester comes around to check up
and give instruction in planting.
Two trees are planted for every one
cut, because some die. are damaged.
or removed in Trimmings. and in the
final stand there will be tho Same
number Of. trees az there were In tho
previous crop.
Pine, spruce and beech are tho COM
mon trees planted. They yield lum-
Der. fence posts and cordwood.
Mr.. Orr thinks that the forest
schools Of the United States could be
Of great benefit to the farmer by send
Ing competent students TO advise with
him on this subject. no being required
to pay only the expenses Of tho man
sent.
It seems - though this would be .
ans thing not only for the woodlot
owner but also . good practical ex-
perisnce for the student 40 we'll, and
aid greatly In giving impetus to this
vital national problem. the conssrv-
Ing Of the timber supply"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

The harrow should follow tie plou
closely and all plowed ground should
be finished every noon and night.
Another good preparation IL to dish
the ground four times. using sDc.isl
the first time and an ordinary disk !
week latter. Then harrow the lnad
after each double disking ard ri nj
close after the harrow. rowu III.
Illinois man. says tina. after sexria
years experience he prefe,s t'issina
to blowing. or course soc ground
must be plowed.
1t is also important to use the .-lshi
kind of corn planter--,lso nm ri ~.
drop planter or one that will dor the
exact number Of kernels for wlii il il,
is set s5 times out OF 100. Ii shouts
even do better than that IL the SEED
has been carefully sorted according u
size to fit the holes In the d,fseren,
plates. This is the only way to get All
even stand of corn. An even stan
from good seed is the only WAY ii
grow profitable crop.
Test the planter well before .ali.n;
1t to the field. Do not spoil 4 10 u.
ground and waste a lot OF seed tryin,
to find out whether Your planter u
reliable or not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
BATHING WATER FOR PIGEONS

4 . {
Battling water should be furnished
in pans foot or more in diameter
and four or FIVE inches deep. Thu
water should be changed once or twice
q day.
Before bathing the pigeons drink
as mucn OF the water as they need
Then they splash In the water wet.
ting all their feathers and making
themselves bright and clean.
After the bath, the water Is COW
cred with an oily serum, and is not
At for use again and should not be
left for the birds to drink.
Pigeons battle early in the morning
and bathing water should be placed
in their pans the evening before. un-
less one is very early riser.
Too much care can not be taken OF
their bathing and drinking water. II
is q necessity both summer and win
ter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
WATER FOR DUCKS.

One of the greatest fallAcies in
poultry raising, is that ducks must b
near water to be raised successfully
Even poultrymen. who happen to be
more familiar with chickens than they
are with ducks and geese. frequently
stumble into this error.
A poultry writer told me not Ions
ago that ducks are best raised near
a stream but that he had known OF
them being quite successfully raised
without a stream"
Surprised at a remark that ap-
pealed to me as being so absurd, ]
asked with assumed innocence:
What do they need stream or
pond for?"
He couldn't answer me and In fact
he had made the same mistake Of sup
posing that because they are supplied
by nature with web-feet that they
must have body Of water to live In.
AS matter Of fact there are hun
dreds Of duck farms and thousands OF
ducks to which q stream or q pond Is
unknown. Ducks when we'll fed on
land will not go near water unless II
is very convenient to them. Ducks
live on fish and water insects and this
is their reason for spending share
of their time on the water. In fact
wild ducks get the bulk Of their meat
food in the water. It Is true that they
are especially adapted by nature for
the water but 1t is only 80 that they
can hunt for certain kinds Of food.
They are one Of the bipeds which have
held on to certain amphihious habits
which date back for millions Of years,
to time. perhaps, when the whale
spent part of his time on land In
search Of food.-Chas. c. Wentzler.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
RAISING PIGS By HAND.

A pig will not only try to get all the
feed placed before it, regardless of
whether his brother or sister gets any,
but 1t will eat 80 much as to make 1t
sick II It can get 1t.
For this reason these little fellows
should be fed only very small
amount OF milk at a time. We give
them only enough so that they will be
a little hungry after each meal.
This IL tho secret of raising little
pigs by hand SO that they will keep
well and grow. Feed them very lit
tie at time, feed them very often
while they are right little. and never
forget them at any time. They are
babies and must eat like babies
In their little house we make
bed Of soft straw in which they sleep
nearly all Of the time except when
they get hungry and come out into
the little run to squeal for another
meal.
The open air and sunshine are good
for them. and II they get plenty OF 1t
they will grow nicely.
AZ they grow bigger give them Just
little more milk at each feed.-H.
Shepard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
NuBB1Ns OF FARM NEWS.

A farmer in san Joaquin, Califor-
MIA, harvested 31.oo0 pounds Of barley
from ten acres which were planted
on June 28. The land was overlooked
and remained under water some time.
Others in the neighborhood urged the
farmer not to SOW the land 10 late.
saying that he would not even save
tho hay, but he persisted, ana har-
vested the crop In record time.
A farmer Of Fairview. Kentucky.
sold wagon load Of watermeions the
day before Christmas. They brought
from IS to so cents each and from
all Indications were Just as palatable
as II they were being sold in the good
old summer time. The dry weather
OF the last summer and fall was res
ponsible Cor the melons at that time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Automobile manufacturers general
ly are recognising the possibilities of
expanding their business by adapting
their product to the needs Of the
farmer.
Prosperous as never before, with a
larger crop than in any previous years,
with high prices for all they raise, the
farmer has money to spend and the
farmer with money wants to and does
live every whit az we'll as his city
brothers and generally better.
The thing to consider is what type
Of car will best meet the requirements
Of the farmer buyer. First 10 the
question of roads. The country roads
are not all gravel roads or macadam-
lied turnpikss.
The successful country car must be
one which will travel over inferior
roads - roads that sometimes are
heavy with mud, roads that are often
covered IL inches or more with new
fallen untrodden snow.
Here the first essential is light
weight. A good light weight car
should be selected. A car Weighing
1000 to 1000 lbs, ID not practical
car for all around country service. A
car Weighing 1900 lbs. 10 much better
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

drive for tho doctor or for pleasure,
Save your horses this extra work and
they arc that much better for farm
purposes.
Where other horses are used for
driving. the car gets rid Of them and
while the horse eats whether he works
or not the car requires no attention
except when working.
An automobile 10 easily drafted into
service Of miscellaneous character.
It Is easily converted into q truck
wagon or delivery wakon--will carry
it's load Of milk or produce II called
upon. With little ingenuity the en-
sine can be made to run the cream
separator. saw the wood or pull .
trailer loaded with farm produce OF
house supplies.
Then flne is the pleasure after q
hard days work-the drive In the
evening when at little expense the
whole family spins along 10. 20. 50
miles In an evening or to the city for
the theater or visit or shopping.
There arc thousand ways In which
the right car adds to the farmers well
fare. The important requisite 10 in
buying the right car.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Az tho ideal home Of the mythical
past was an Eden where flowers grew
and bloomed In great profusion. and
tho trsss were planted in great abund-
ance, 1t suggests how the grounds
about our homes should be adorned.
The lawn should be large and spaci-
Gus and 10 arranged that a good view
from the house can be had at all
angles. The house should be located
as far back in the lawn from the road
az possible.
Evsrgrsens can be employed to
great advantage In making the back
ground and whore room will permit,
they should be planted with the large
growing varieties like pine and spruce
in tho rear and thon with others like
hemlock, arbor vitae. ETC.. In proper
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
PLANTING SWEET POTATOES IN
MISSOURI.

It IL best to wait until the third
week of April to bed sweet potatoes.
use about Z wagon load OF fresh
stable manure for a bed 10 feet
square. Place plank wall II to 1e
inches deep around the bed, dig up
the bottom soil and add manure.
Level it of and add about inches Of
good lose soil. use covering OF
heavy muslin Of two widths yard
wide. This gives sufficient cover to
reach half way across on either side.
Give 1t enough pitch to she'd rain
/ keep my own seed. put potatoes
in winter quarters as soon az they are
dug and never allow them to lie out IN
the open air. cover my plants at
night, but during the day when the
sun shines brightly, I push back the
canvas. I never let rain in the bed
until the sprouts begin to come
through the ground and I only moisten
a little at any time.
took out 5000 plants before June
LIST. transplant on ridges II inches
apart. make hole with a round
stick. pour In half pint Of water, put
in tho plant and MI up with dirt with
out watering asain.-M. Marley.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
CONTROLLING BLACK ROT OF The GRAPE

Extensive experiments give conclu-
sive evidence that the black Rot Of
the grape can be controlled CONNER
cially by thorough spraying with mix
lures properly made and applied.
It has not been demonstrated that
spraying will control the Rot in ex-
ceptionally wet seasons, but 1t Will
practically eliminate the Rot in an
average year. Consequently, 1t Is
strongly recommended that the grower
snake special effort to eliminate the
disease every season. There will prob
ably never come time when spraying
will not be necessary, but by this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

in place. Next put the bolt D and
screw 1t up AZ tight A. wanted. b IL
used to spread the Jaws when you
want to open 1t.
Use a seat when working. It can
be made In connection with the wise.
Take two pieces Of fence-board foot
5 inches long. Nail two pieces No. :
six inches high. Then set the ends Of
the boards on piece C. This makes =
little platform. Then take piece Of
by 4. 2 feet long. Nail piece Of
fence-board on the top. making It like
q miik-stool. Then by sitting on the
stool on the platform 1t holds the wise
solidly in position.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
WHITE AND DARK MEAT.

That there is notable difference
In the composition of the light and
dark meat of chicken is shown by a
scientist. The light meat has much
less fat and a correspondingly large
quantity Of protein. The quantity Of
water is not very different in the two
classes, although there Is slightly
less quantity in the dark meat. The
latter has q much larger proportion of
meat bases but as these bases are
often considered Of little value and
sometimes degenerate into poisonous
constituents. 1t is seen from this point
Of view that the white meat Is to be
preferred to the dark meat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Spray thoroughly. The time of ap-
plication will depend on the weather.
Contrary to common belief. the spray
should be applied before rather than
after rain. In general. the time OF
applications will be as follows:
First, with Bordeaux mixture 5-5-
so, at the time when the second or
third leaf Is showing.
Second, with the same mixture be-
fore the blossoms open.
Third, with the same mixture soon
after blossoms have fallen.
About two more applications will be
necessary and should be made at In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME GROUNDS
BY J WrassI Iowa..
BY W. J. wrass, Iowa.

:. I'd
graduation. Plant nothing directly In
front of the house, but on tho margins
Of the lawn. Arrange the trees by
grouping the different varieties and
sizes Of trees and shrubs together.
This grouping or massing process on
the border gives variety and pleasing
effect. Small growing evergreens or
dwarf shrubs can be employed to
plant in the angles Of walks or near
tho house. Plant all hsrbaceous and
perennial plants along walks, as they
will not obstruct the view and at the
same time add beauty to the SUR
roundinss When they are In full
bloom. As soon 40 blooming period IL
over most herbaceous plants die back
to the ground. The tops can then be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
CAPON1ZING.

Caponisins IL practiced to quite IN
extent In France, and to less de-
gree In England and the United
States.
The purpose Of caponizing Is not
az sometimes stated, to increase the
size Of the chickens, but to improve
the quality Of the meat.
Capons should be operated upon
when the chicks are about ten weeks
or three months old and weigh about
two pounds.
The price received for capons 10
greater than any other kind OF poultry
meat except early broilers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

removed and there will be nothing
left to mar tho evergreen swArd.
You may say. 20. have no time
to fool with these things. They do
not bring in any money" But they
are worth all they cost. and while
possibly such paintings and home
adorning may not directly bring in
an income in dollars. let us not for
set that life means moro than money
and let US not measure our happiness
by the dollars and tho acres that we
are ablo to accumulate.
A home that IL beautiful externally
IL most likely to be the same internal
~. and the moral influence going out
from such q homo elevates and in
spires humanity to higher and holier
living.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
A GOOD HARNESS WISE.

A and B are one-inch pieces. 8
inches Wide, 3 fest 5 inches long. c
II 2-inch piece. inches wide, liz
inches long on top and foot : inches
on the bottom, sawed on slant, 30
that the pieces A and B will meet at
the top. Nail A and B to G at the
bottom. D 10 bolt 8 inches long put
in ~ inches from tho top. r 10 II
inches long and IN by IL inches
wide. Mortise In piece B 8 inches
from top and put a bolt through It
and piece B to hold it in place. First
nail A and B to c, then put piece p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
HINTS ON REARING CHICKENS.

D.
Besides comfortable quarters. the
chick. to thrive, must have excerise,
water. grit. variety OF grain food.
green or succulent food, and casein or
meat foods.
Exercise il as essential as food, and
lack Of 1t indicates wrong methods OF
rearing. The natural way for chick
to take It's food is to scratch for It,
taking little at time.
II chicks can not be out Of doors
their feeding floor should be covered
with sand. and over this should be
thrown some litter such as chaff from
the straw stack or leaves from an al
falfa loft.
Water should be provided in shall
low dishes. Special care must be
taken to keep the water dish filled, so
the little chicks will be able to drink
without getting into the dish.
Some form Of grit must be supplied
to young chicks. Chicks running at
large on gravelly ground need no fur
Their provision for this.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
sHEARING SHEEP.

ShearinE sheep too closely, even
when the weather Is warm, Is bad
practice, as either chill or q sun
scald ID liable to result.
Early shearing Of sheep Is not to be
recommended unless warm barns are
available, for much more feed 10 re-
.quired by shorn sheep than by un-
shorn while the weather is at all cold
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
PROPER RATIoNs FOR POULTRY
BY Prof. James Il. Rice.

Feeding poultry Of ;ny kind 10 an
important problem. and with full
understanding Of its principles. any
Intelligent person ought to be able to
apply them to his own conditions. No
set rule can be made because condi-
tions differ in so many ways.
The following important points
should be observed in making a ra-
ton:
1T should be composed Of foods
every one Of which the fowls like.
1T should contain sufficient guam
tity of digestible nutrients to supply
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
Dry Mash Hopper.

tho needs Of rapid growth and large
production.
1T should have enough bulk to
enable tho digestive secretions to act
quickly upon Il.
1T should not contain an excess Of
indisestible fbsr. which must be
thrown off by tho system, thus caus-
ing waste Of energy.
"A certain portion Of the feed
should be Of whole grain In order to
provide muscular activity Of the d.
gestive organs. This is made neces-
sary in grinding the grain.
Under certain conditions a quantity
Of the ration should be of soft ground
food. This is for the purpose Of pro-
viding quickly available nutrients to
supply the immediate demands OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

rapid growth or heavy continuous en-
yield.
1T must provide good variety q
foods In which are included grain
green food, meat ana mineral matter
in proper proportions.
The age of tho fowl. tho breet
and the kind Of product which II L
desired to produce. must be takeI
into consideration. as to whether thu
food IL intended to grow muscle ant
bone, or to produce eggs. or to fatten
The ration must provide tho two
classes Of food nutrients. the protei,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Wheat production in Manchuria
Northern China. has made wonderfu
advance during the past ten years. II
1897 they raised 100000 bushels: IL
1907, 21,000,000 bushels. Farming
there Is conducted In most primitive
manner. The soil is barely turned
over with small pointed plow. They
harvest by hand and thresh with the
old fashioned fail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

eliminating method the grower may
be able materially to reduce the num-
Der of applications.
The following suggestions are re-
commended by the New York Expert
ment Station as aids in controlling
the Rot.
Ing special effort to turn under all
rotten clusters and leaves.
Keep all weeds and grass down.
Instruct workmen to gather any
mummies left on the arms and to
clean up the brush we'll.
Do not allow basal sprouts to spread
over the ground.
Keep the vines of the ground.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Howard 8. Hill, q. cucumber grower
Of Massa chusetts, found an orange
tree In blossom in his cucumber hot
house some time ago. He transferred
the pollen from the orange blossom
to cucumber blossom. AZ the cu-
cumber grew It remained round Ike
an orange. but had the skin Of q GU
cumber. When ripe 1t assumed q
bright orange color, and was pleasant
to the taste.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Scientists tell US that ton of wheat
contains Al pounds of nitrogen; bar
ley, 80 pounds; oats, SO pounds; corn,
81 pounds; peas. 70 pounds; beans.
81 pounds; hay, 81 pounds: clover. 30
pounds; milk, 10 pounds: potatoes. 8
pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
Little Chick Hopper.
Top to DO Covered With Ono Inch
Mesh Galvanized Wire.

and carbohydrates. IN such proportion
that they will supply the daily need
of the fowls system; It must also
provide sufficient digestible protein ia
repair the waste Of tissue with new
growth and to produce eggs. and pro.
vide the proper amount OF digestible
carbohydrate food to furnish heat en-.
ergy and lay by little surplus fue!
in the form of fat.
''The ration must consist OF food.
which furnish the nutrients at the
lowest possible cost.
The food in the ration must not
have IN injurious effect on the color
or the flavor of the product.
Y 1T is not how much fowl eats,
but how much 1t can digest. that de.
termines the value OF the food
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

The French feed considerable buck
wheat to their turkeys. believing that
this grain imparts to the flesh q deli
cious. nutty flavor much liked by their
epicures.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Good treatment OF horse will not
soon be forgotten. Neither will poor
treatment. The way horse II handled
makes the animal what he IL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

NAL. strong and healthy and his only
defect IL that he is a little shy on
hind legs. He was born just as shown
in the illustration, with perfect legs
and hoofs except that they are short.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26

Do you want balky. horse? You
can easily have one BY giving him too
heavy loads to draw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
A FREAK SHEEP.

This peculiar looking Sitting down"
lamb 10 owned by a farmer in Con-
nscticut. The animal In perfectly nor
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tervais of ten days to two weeks.
Tho spray should be applied 1t a
pressure OF at least 100 pounds. It II
better to use trailers for all the ap-
plications, but stationary nozzles may
be substituted for the frst two spray
ings. After the blossoms fall the spray
the tips Of the shoots.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
UNIVERSITY NOTES

The frst students meeting OF the year
was held Friday morning during chapel
hour. the occasion being devoted 10 a
demonstration Of loyalty 10 the varsity
football team. 4 special programme was
arranged, which was we'll punctuated
with varsity songs and yels Fred Ban
ming has been appointed By the executive
board as yea master for the year. and
Claude c. Cornwall has been appointed
song master. Both OF the new officers led
the students In yells and songs for the
FIRST time and were generously applauGed.
Speeches were made by President
Kinssbury Coach Fred Bennion. Capt.
Tiny" Home, Professor Bolin and MI.
Hsdser, Miss Edna Hull. well known at
the varsity through her good work in tho
dramatic club last year, represented the
girls at the meeting by responding to
the sentiment. THE Football Hero What
Makes Me Love Him So?" Miss Hull
proved equal TO the occasion. and gave
as a final reason, Just Look at Him"
which called forth a great deal OF ap-
plauSe.
All entries for dramatic parts were
placed with Miss Babcock. Friday after
noon. The casts will be made up next
week. so that work on the tryouts may
begin at once.