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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

A few calves will occupy but little
stable room and will require but little
additional food and attention.
We can make no greater mistake
than to compel them to suffer day
after day lighting flies in the blister
ing sun.
Some dairymen keep their cows in
side during tho worst part of the fly
season allowing them to run out
nights.
After run out in the pasture they
are put in the stable in the morning
and it Is darkened SO that the files
will remain out side.
A little green forage fed while
they are kept inside during the day
and the loss in milk and flesh is re-
duced to minimum.
Few dairymen can afford to with
stand the losses that are due to the
fly pest
1t Is claimed by good authorities
that in some cases an animal loses
more than a pint of blood each day
and such losses and suffering mean
that they can return no profit at the
pail when they are handled in this
manner.
In nearly every dairy section flies
cut of from thirty to forty per cent
in the receipts Of the CT .ameries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
Sell OFF THE OLD Hens

At this time OF tho year hens
Matched year ago last spring may
Ne roasted nicely II they are In good
condition. and let me say right here
Il Is bad policy to market chickens
mat ara poor in flesh.
A thin hen can be we'll fattened in
hree weeks.
She can be made to advance In
weight from Ia lbs. to 6 lbs. and this
gain OF one third In flesh Is surpassed
by the advance In price per pound at
Me hands Of a discriminating pur-
.haser.
Thr-o 's another kind Of fowl that
" before winter and this is the time
~ year 10 DO it,
/ refer to the hen two or three
Years old.
The hen that you kept over the
last season against your better judy
ment for you knew that as a pullet
and as yearling she did better work
ut the egg basket than she ever can
do again.
She accumulated fat during last
winter and will do all right to stew
lots Of good gravy about her; or she
will II steWed while first, make nice
chicken pie.
If steamed long time she will even
make a prime roast. Sell her now
before the price goes down.
In June last year we disposed of
our surplus old hens at Is cents per
h.. that is more per pound than they
will bring next fall.
From July first to November first,
old hens scarcely more than pay for
their food by the few eggs they pro-
duce and as the price of live poultry
drops SO fast In the meantime it is
best to sell early.
You need the room in the summer
quarters for younger and more pro-
Atable hens.
You need more room too for the
growing youngsters, for by October
first, the early pullets should come in
to tho regular laying houses and they
must not be crowded If they are to do
their best work. So weed out the fat
old hens-T. e. F.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
THE PROBLEM OF GOOD ROADS
BY w. Il. Spoon.

The climate Is a factor Of impor-
lance for the road builder to con-
slider. In the eastern sections. where
the soil is plastic, the rains are most
abundant, while in the western sand
hills the climate Is semi-arid and
quite strong south winds prevail
These conditions introduce an i'm
portant matter for consideration
Sand roads are best when wet. and
clay roads when dry, but climatic
conditions operate adversely and
must be taken into consideration
seriously. The rains make the east
ern roads muddy, while dry weather
makes of the western roads deep
shifting sand. The suggestion offered
by this natural condition is to add
sand to the eastern clays and clay
to the western, sands in order to
bring about. between the soil and the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

It sometimes seems a. II one hall
of the farmers were doing every
thing possible to fight nature and
when We make study of tho various
grasses and their peculiar needs we
wonder that we have been succeeding
az we'll as we have in growing good
crops Of hay. A careful study of
the English system Of maintaining
q permanent meadow and pasture
would essentially aid US In the man
agement of our grass lands. There
we may find from ten to twenty
kinds Of grass growing on one sod
and all thriving and producing hay
and forage.
We 60 on our meadows when the
proper times come, cut tho grass,
cure it into hay and haul 1t to the
stack or barns and think no more
about the whole matter until the
next year comes and then we go out
and go through the same motions
only get a smaller crop and keep
this up until the yield is so small
that we feel 1t is necessary to pillow
up the field and reseed it to clover
and timothy again. We don't go to
the trouble of top dressing or fertil
izing the meadow or tile drain to
prevent the water from drowning 1t
out during the wet season nor do we
plan to leave a stubble to protect
it from the hot summer sun.
Another cause Of the inferiority of
our meadow lands is the fact that
they are supporting numberless USE
less weeds. :.
If we could rid our meadows of
this pest it would add millions of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER.

Cutting is the best means Of pro-
pagation for the Crimson Rambler.
Under glass, short cuttings two or
three inches long can be made in No
vember and Decem Der, from wood of
the current years growth. They
should be planted in sand. in flats or
pans and kept in a cool place.
They root in February or March
and can be either potted in thumb
pots or kept on ir flats until May or
June, when they should be planted
out in rich beds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

mixed grasses than when sown 20
clover and Tim othy alone.
Our. flocks and herds will thrive
better when fed on mixed grasses.
Ono matter whether in q green con-
dition or cured for hay) than they
will when fed on any one or two
varieties sowed alone. no matter how
nutritious these grasses may be.
We will find 1t in every way as
important to balance our forage raS
tions as it Is the grain rations II we
obtain the best results from a mini
mum amount of feed.
All animals that depend upon
grass will thrive better when fed on
mixture for the elements are fur
nished In greater abundance and II
manner better adapted to their
needs.
If you have ever noticed a horse
or cow at liberty you will have
observed the fact that they are con-
stantIy going from one kind of grass
to another while they are eating.
Animals will often walk from one
end of a large pasture to another
to get nibble of some variety of
grass that is different from that in
the other end of tho pasture.
Pastures that contain the greatest
number of varieties Of grass are in
variably the ones that will support the
most stock.
1t is one of the greatest evils of
our system of farming to pillow up
a good pasture for it requires q num-
Der of years to get a good turf es-
tablished.
In selecting grass seed for perma-
nent pasture select kinds that will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
HELPING THE HAY CROP

On many farms whore the nu1nbse
Of animals raised on the farm and
kept through the winter IN dependent
upon the amount Of hay harvesfed,
thc farmer Is unable to winter al q
his stock when the hay crop n fail.
ure unless he grows catch crops %
supplement his hay crop.
Oats and peas make very good
catch crop and will produce . large
amount Of palatable and nourishms
hay.
Corn fodder makes an excefsa3
catch crop and can be sown at almost
any time before the first week Of
feed, although corn that IL allowed to
reach a more mature condition will
afford the most nourishmenk
Millet is another excellent catch
crop and will thrive under WIDE
variety Of conditions, but like most
other crops will produce better crops
when it is raised on hand that contains
an abundance of plant food
Barley and peas are very valuable
for fall feeding and may be cut hate
and cured for hay the same az oats
and peas. This mixed crop may be
used for soiling purposes until late In
November. Rape is member OF the
turnip family and makes an excellent
late forage crop for sheep and hogs
and many farmers pasture it with
young cattle but it is not adapted for
feeding dairy cattle, owing to the dan
ger Of it's giving the milk a bad odor.
similar to that impaired by the turnip
when fed in large quantities.
Soy beans are recommended highly
as an economical scource of protein
and may be grown in most sections
of the country where live stock II
fed. Many fail with this crop be-
cause they do not wait for the ground
to become warm before they SOW the
crop. Soy beans may be drilled. plan-
ted In hills or in rows.
On farms where there is a silo they
will do well when sowed in the corn
field and run into the sflo with the
corn crop. It improves tho food value
Of the ensilage and has no bad ~.
sults-M. T. K.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
APPL YING Water TO ORCHARDS
BY Samuel Fortier.

The agricultural wealth of that
vast region lying west of the Mis-
souri, River was first made known
by men who were poor in worldly
goods but rich in those physical and
mental endowments which go to
make up the best type Of citizen
ship. Their poverty, unfortunately
compelled them to make use Of the
cheapest methods in rendering the
arid lands productive. Water was
led from the nearest stream in plow
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
THAT A VA.

bloom In succession from early sum
ner until late In the fall SO that
9hen one kind is not growing there
VIII be another to occupy the soil
and prevent weeds from growing in
where the soil is not occupied.
In selecting grasses for the meadow
select varieties that flower about the
same time SO that they may be cured
for hay at one cutting.
Select those that furnish the most
leaves and thus diminish the amount
Of woody indigestible matter In the
hay.
It Is folly to try to skim off a sec
ond crop from the meadows. If the
growth is too rank in the fall pas
ture it of with young stock but do
not pasture 1t close enough to in
jure its chances Of living through the
winter.
Nature provides for winter by pro-
noting rapid fall growth. The old
ideas Of getting something for moth
ing have been exploded for a long
time and il we cut three tons of hay
from our meadows we must feed
them accordingly and keep the bare
spots covered with grass instead Of
weeds
If we supply better forage rations
for our livestock they will come
through the winter in better con-
dition and will require less grain to
keep them in a thrifty condition.
We, as rule, are feeding too
much grain to our animals and unless
we devote more attention to provid-
ing nutritious forage rations we must
expect less hardy and vigorous ami
mails
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

There IL no one matter connected
with good farm management that IL
more deserving Of more careful atten-
ton than the growing Of tame grasses,
and the maintaining of the productive
capacity OF our permanent pasture
land. The successful grass grower
needs to have a practical understand
ing of all the species Of tame grasses
that we grow and cultivate on our
farms as we'll as a knowledge of their
requirements and conditions that are
essential to their growth. Much Of
the success and many times all Of the
profits of our farms are directly de-
pendent upon the amount and quail
ity of hay and forage produced.
Very few farmers bestow much
thought, care or attention to their
grass land and comparatively few can
name the different varieties Of grass
growing on their own farms. They sow
timothy and clover (Which is not a
GRASSY in their rotations because the
custom of other farmers in their Sec
ton is to do the same thing. They
fail to devote their time or attention
to the study of the less common vari-
cites that are in many cases better
adapted to their particular kind Of
soil. After committing few clover
and timothy seeds to their poorly fit
ted fields they congratulate themselves
that they have done all that mortal
man can do and either blame the Gov
eminent at Washington or their
weather for their mistakes and fall
ures.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
ONLY ONE KIND
BY 8. NJ. Miller.

dollars to the pockets Of our farm
thorough tillage7 BY the use Of
more grass seed2 Most emphatically
No. That would be in direct opposi-
tton to the laws Of nature.
We may prepare the soil In the
best possible manner and sow on
clover and Timothy so thick that the
grass will come up as thick as the
hair on dog and In some places we
will yet find that the young plants will
die out and their places be filled with
noxious weeds.
These interspaces may be filled
ever so often with fresh seed and
the result will be similar which is
conclusive evidence that every soil
has a capacity for supporting GER
tain number of one kind of plants and
1t will produce no more than that
number of that variety no mat
ter how we'll it is titled or how many
are terminated on that particular
soil.
When we fill these 1nterspaces be-
tween the plants with another specie
of grass certain lot Of its plants
will grow and the rest will die soon
after they have terminated.
The ones that grow will not inter-
fere with the other varieties and the
yield will be increased.
1t has been found that land will
not produce it's maximum yield of
grass unless it is occupied by num-
Der Of kinds Of grasses.
Practical experience has shown us
that any soil will be more certain to
yield larger and better crops of for
age and hay when it is seeded with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

fciently and economically applied 70
arid lands.
One Of the popular forms Of irrisa-
ting orchard trees In the arid regions
Is called the Basin method, which II
in all essential features very much
like the check method Of irrigating
field Of alfalfa. Orchards are pre-
pared for irrigation by the basin
method by forming ridges Of the loose
earth midway between the rows Of
trees in both directions. These rid
ges are made with ordinary walking
plows by throwing up two burrows
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

climate. the balance necessary for
the betterment OF the roads. Addi-
tional encouragement is afforded by
the natural distribution Of the mat
erial, which IN most cases is abund-
Rntly provided for all needs.
In the eastern portion. where rains
are abundant, the question Of drain
age Is very important, and, more
over, a greater percentage of sand
Cos to IS per cent? must be used,
while in the West, In the semi-arid
sandhfll section, the reverse proper
ton il not only permissible but often
necessary. In the East the road must
meet. az its supreme test, continued
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furrow and the irrigator in wet feet
tried to spread it over the field by
use of shovel. The small and cheap
euuipme nt consisting of a walking
plow and shovel, has given place to a
large number of implements, and the
simple laborious manner of applying
water has been broadened out into
more than half dozen standard
methods. yet in studying the latest
improyem ents 1t is evident that many
of them arc mere makeshifts and
that much remains to be done before
the water Of western streams is eff
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
REAL NATURE STUDIES.
Nature study has come to have

Nature study has come to have an
important place in the curriculum of
our public schools and colleges, and
the most successful teachers fully ad-
nit that greater progress is made
b. taking classes into the fields and
demonstrating by actual sight what
great things are being wrought In
natures great work shop, than by
any research in books, though the
latter may act as aids and incentives
to study.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

or else by a ridger. When the to1
soil is light and free from weeds onl4
the ridger is required, but in mor{
compact soils and on soils covered
with weeds the surface should first
be disked. This method is well adj
apted to the warmer portions Of Cal~
ifornia, Texas. Arizona, and New
Mexico, where the winter Irrigation
of orchards is becoming fixed prac~
tice, Water is then abundant and
large quantities can be applied when
the land is thus formed into small
compartm ents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

The f-rm mote IS rapidly taking
large western farms. where they are
used for nearly every kind of heavy
farm work, requiring power.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

conditions to be met, ana likewise
how to select the sand and incorpo-
rate it with the clay SO as to obtain
the best possible results.
All forms Of hard roads should
have good crown, varying from
side to center. The slope Of the
crown should be greatest at the sides
and fattened as it approaches the
center Only sand road requires
no crown at all. Where nothing but
deep sand prevails. the surface should
be concave for-the purpose Of con-
serving, as far as possible. the nois-
ture. Sand alone is improved by
water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

June pastures ought to be rank
now so be careful about turning on
them, sheep that have been on short
dry pastures or dry feed. Bloat may
follow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

Now does the busy mite make
trouble for the poultry. Spray kerr
osene, burn sulphur, and whitewash.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

wet weather, while in the West con-
tinued drought furnishes a maximum
strain on the binding power of the
clay. In the East the road Is likely
to fail by reason of mud holes and
washes; in the West T. must resist
pulverizing and blowing away as dust.
Between these two extremes lie all
the possible methods Of sand-clay
road construction. Upon the judg-
ment Of the supervisor, therefore, de-
ponds the character of the work to
be done. He should know how to
select the best available clay for the
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
Easton News

EASTON, Dec. 21.-C. n. EdmiS-
ton of Tacoma, who was in the sa-
loon business here some time ago,
is back again having bought the
Sweedburg & Hedington saloon.
A large crowd attended the
shooting match Sunday and sever
al of the boys succeeded III getting
some fine birds furnished for the
shooting by John Diencr and Chas.
Allen.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
Notice to Creditors to
File Claims

In the Superior Court of the State of Wash
ipgton for Kittitas County. lin Probate
In the mattar of the estate of Jacob Salladay.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that letters tesla
mentary on the estate OF Jacob Salladav. de
ceased were granted to the undcrs gncd on the
l4th day OF December 1910 by the said superior
Court.
All persons having claims against said estate
are rluuired to present them with the neces-
sury vouchers to me at Ellensburg. Washing
ton within one year after the date of this not ice
or they Shall DO forever barred.
Dated ut Ellcnsburg, Wash. this 10th day of
Dee. 1910.
). O. SALLADAN. Admin istrator
First publication Dec y. 1910 last January
l2. 1911
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
Saved From Awful Death.

How an appalling calamity in his
family was prevented is told bv A.
ID. Mcdonald, of Fayetteville, y. c
X. +. d. No. 8 My sister had
consumption, - he writes. She
was very thin and pale, had no APP
petite and seemed to grow weaker
every day, As all remedies failed
till DR.. King's New Discovery was
tried, and so completely cured her
that she has not been troubled with
cough since. It's the best medi-
cine ever saw or heard of. - For
conghs, colds, lagrippc, asthma,
Group, hemorrhagc all bronchial
troubles, it has no equal, soc, 81 90
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
II. S. Elwood.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
The EIIensburg Dawn


John Cobain is on the road to
recovery.
Arthur Love is able to be up and
around.
Geo. MOCK is reported as mend l.
ing slowly.
Grandma" Gilmour is seriously
i'll this week.
The Collins block is gradually
nearing completion.
J. Garrison and wife of Kittltas,
spent Sunday in the CITY.
Chas. Dessieux has been on the
sick list for several days past.
Arthur Kipp is suffering with an
attack Of lagrippe this week.
H. l.. Stowell has been indispos-
ed for a week past and unable to
leave his room.
Mrs. Arthur Hutchins, who has
been quite i'll, is reported better
this week
There seems to be an unusual a
mount of lagrippe prevailing in the
city and valley this winter.
J. f. Mcfarland of Seattle, rep
resenting the American Paper COM
pany, was in the city yesterday.
The physicians of the city are
kept quite busy looking after the
needs Of their lagrippe patients.
Jack Fulton and children are in
Spokane to spend few days with
one Of Mr.. Fulton s daughters.
Some of the Indians are bringing
in fine strings of white fish. Bos-
ton man not so lucky every day.
Those who dance and enjoy good
dancing, ought to patrOnize the
Flremen S ball, Dec. "a, at the rink
A marriage license was granted
to +. K. Brown and Miss Anna
Rollinger, both of this city, Mon
day.
Yesterday was surely an ideal
wlntel day 20 above zero, with q
warm glowing sun greeting every
body.
Mrs. H. G. Ackley is gradually
convalescing from her recent II Ines.
and will soon be able to be out a
gain.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22

Christmas day will be celebrated
at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday with the Sunday School
exercises at 7:5O in the evening
A good program has been prepared
The pastor will preach a Christmas
sermon in the morning at 100
o'clock.
What is claimed to be the big,
gest coal find in this state for MANY
years, is reported from Thorp. by
some Yakima parties. 1t is said to
consist of | 4-fOot vein on Taenum
creek above and west of Thorp,
and the quantity these men claim
is $4,000, 600 tons, equal to, if not
better than the Roslyn article, I'm
deriving land owned BY them. The
company as organized is Arthur
Pool president, George Rankin
vice-presidcnt and James Gull sec
retarv.
The four Jerseys advertised III
The Dawn last week are all sold.
If YOU don't want to sell don t adj
vertise in The Dawn. ! have eight
2-month old Poland China pigs Tor
sale if YOU would like to own one Of
these and save express rate get busy
as | shall list them i'll the Kent
Swine Sale that takes place the LIST
of February 1911.
BURT PEASE.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby gucn that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the WoSt Side Irri-
eating company. viii be held on the second
Saturday Of January, to"it. January Am. l9ll.
at 1890 II. m. at the Commeroa Cluh Rooms IN
Olympia block. corner OF Pearl and Fourth
Eicnsbur@ Washington, the purpose baing to
elect five trustees for term of one year and for
the transaction of such other business as may
be lawfully done under the bylaws OF said com .
pany. Datad Dec. 10. tD0
l.. y. VINCENT
Sccrctarr
First insertion Dee Is Last inSeriiunJan !
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-22
EStraV Sale

Notice hereby given That jess Peterson ON
the 9th day of Nov, 1910, took up and row
keeps ut his ranch. miles east OF CleFlum.
Washington black COW. years old. branded
II on both hips ear marked swallow FORK III
left ear: and sad estray will be sold TO the
highest bidder for cash at the place kept as
shove specified onsthe 9th day OF Jan. l9ll at
the hour OF 10 o'clock IN the forenoon of said
day. unless the owner thereof or his legal rep
reSentatives shall appear prior to that time
and make ont his title, aad pay ali charges
against said estray.
Date of first publication OF this notice Dee.
22nd 1910. e. j. MATTHEWS.
Auditor of KittitaS County