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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

These are things that any farmer
can have" explained the young man.
ager. at makes the handling Of stock
easy. 1t is especially easy and con.
venient for me-for am dairy farm
er. remember"
To carry out this. the most impor.
tant of his ideas. required another
innovation. most interesting Of all.
The big barn was divided into long
rows of stalls for the cows. Each
animal has swinging iron neck hold
er that gives 1t ample liberty yet
keeps 1t in place.
In front Of each row Is an iron pipe.
air tight. leading to vacuum tank in
the power room where are indicators
telling Of the air pressure. The en-
CINE pumps the air out of tho tank
and so out Of the pipes. leaving sue
ton that is used to operate milking
machines. Of which eight are installed.
These are of the ordinary type used
in the agricultural colleges and can
be operated by a boy.
ut takes us about an hour to do the
milking Of 30 cows" explained the
young man. I'VE shall have 40 cows
soon and 1t win take no longer then.
It u not profitable to use the milking
machines with less than 40 cows. be-
cause of the expense of installation.
Something like $500 is invested in this
apparatus.
"But 1t helps solve the hired man
prcblem. Few men like to milk. In
the foreign countries and In some
parts of this country where dairying
By hand has boon tho custom for .
tong. series Of years It ID easy to get
makers. The western hired man balks
It two OF three hours Of milking daily.
This makes 1t dinicult to secure help
On the farm II attention IL given to
dairyfng. With these machines It ID
different. Any hired man will manage
the machinery and likes 1t. for he ID
relieved OF the drudgery Of the actual
work himself. There will be easier
work managing this farm than ever
before and expect to make more
money out Of 1t. too"
Along with the change In the farms
methods have gone changes in the d.
vision Of the crop-raising plans. In.
stead Of producing grain for selling.
the farm will now produce feed for
the cattle and hogs. Two hundred
head Of swine are being cared for and
the income from these 10 not to be
despised.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Two uEl DlHlE FOR
LIVES Win she DEll
ATTgMpv 70 CAPTURE Gus NJ.
sULTs IN oRseERATE CON
FLicr WITH MOTHER.

81 Johns, N. B.-A foolhardy At,
tempt TO capture . bear cub % Ball
mountain would have cost IL lives a
Frank w. Lord and Frank Q. Mills
Of Boston. but Tor the timely arrival
Of their guide, Who killed the nothss
bear that attacked them.
Lord and Miller. accompanied by
Noll Zacobin. guide. were climbing
the mountain from Browns F1ats
They were working their way alona
stream. with the. guide IN the rear,
when Miller saw q, little. cub baskin1
in the sun.
I Lord and the guide were too late "a
prevent Miller diving 1t the cub b
an sttempt to capture It. Lord and
Zabocin. 'rsalisiug that the mcthel
was somewhere near, sprAn9 TO thu
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
End new CRUsOE
on LONELY !. ISLE
BUSY COLLECTING SEAL OIL
sas6ssn Nobinssn Reduces % Leave,
- We b Winning Fortune
Two Dogs - His Only
companIeNs.

Nontevidso.-The homswaYd voy-
age Of the Nimrod. the vessel Of the
Shackleton .sxpediti1. has been
marked by the discovery on Mao.
quarie island, nearly 600 miles south
west Of New Zealand. Of modern
Robinson CruSoe-A solitary inhabi.
tant with two dogs.
The Nimrod under the command oe
Capt. J. X. Davis. left Sydney on Nay
8. and in accordance with Lieut..
shackieton's instructions. procssded
south In order to visit Nacquarie H.
land and search for certain charted
groups Of islands. the actual existence
Of which was doubtful. Macquafis H.
hand was discovered In the early part
Of the last century by . colonial seal
ing vessel. 1t IL ~ niles long and Ave
miles broad, and u the homo Of count
less myriads Of pensuins. sea birds
and seals.
A visit was paid to the southeast
point OF the island and some speci-
mems collected. and then the Nimrod
proceeded along the coast northward.
Az she drew near Nugget Point. from
which . reef Of rocks extends for
some distance seward, two huts were
seen ON the shore and also the wreck
Of . vessel high and dry ON the beach.
In his report Capt. Davis says:
Suddenly to our surprise column
of smoke rose from the smaller Of the
two huts. Az We had heard nothing of
anyone living on the island. this was
extraordinary. Presently. with the
glasses We could make out the figure
of . man standing q the door Of the
smaller Of the huts, watching our ap-
proach. We came to anchor and tho
boat was lowered and headed for the
shore.
The man now walked down to the
beach. accompanied BY two little dogs.
There was = heavy nurf. hut Our Cru
soe-like friend after pointing out the
best landing place. walked into the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

The ,clevis and swivel bolt any
BLACKSMITH can make. The wire Is
found on nearly ali farms. No. . or
No. II wire. galvanized. two double.
II sufncient 70 hold up any gate found
on the farm.
The swivel bolt which screws into
the post should be placed far enough
from tn top hinge Of the gste 10 - to
be turned conveniently to take up the
slack In the wire.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
MOI u ssd e I, Years.

Pennsburg. PA--William H. boyer
OF this place. who keeps the toll gate
for the turnpike company, = the Wit
Of this section. "Bill- has worked II
but two things in his whole life Of 70
years-hostler and toll gate Keeper.
Boyer has mot slept IN bed for 81 year,.
He sleeps in = chair Tilted against the
wall Of his httIs toll house. This gate
IL lbcatsd n the center Of the town
and 10 the gathering place Of scores
who seek cause for laughter. His
st6fdec are ali original, taken out Of
hie pest life, which was fraught with
stagulariy funny experiences.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01

This device when properly adjusted
takes the greater part Of the strain
from the top hinge. yet places NO
more on the bottom one.
It also helps to keep the gate closed.
as the wire 10 frightened as the gate
is thrown open.
The manner Of setting the posts and
of hanging the gate need not be 50
fully described, ~ the most Of the
farmers have their own way of setting
posts.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Shift Pastures.

Shift the animals from one pasture
to another. ~ often As possible. both
for the good Of the animals and the
pasture. Sheep especially should
have their pasture changed often, a.
they contract disease when kept In
one place too long. Too close pastur-
ing kills out the grass by reducing
the leaf surface Of the grass.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Nitrate Of seda.

Nitf ate Of soda has been recon-
mended to mix in the soil around the
roots Of plants to strengthen them. At
the rate Of 400 pounds per acre. It
acts not only az q quick fertilizer for
plants. but also ~ q repellant TO keep
nut certain inaects.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Potato FsrtIIIssrs.

The Long Island experiment sta
ton reports that with wood ashes and
manure used for three years smooth.
even and large potatoes were pro
duced that had fne flavor. With a
high-grade potato fertilizer" they re-
Dor. a very small yield Of under.sised
potatoes with poor favor
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-01-01
Put ground In shaps.

Don't SOW anything this fall until
you get the ground in No. shape.
and then better use . disc drill, or
some other drill. disc preferred. The
beauty Of drilling lies in putting the
seed in At Al equal depth.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENT
North Coast Limited Service North
sern Pacific Railway

.ern Pacific Railway
Effective with trains leaving Eastern
and Western Terminals Sunday, March
9th, the Northern Pacific" North Coast
Limited will carry standard sleeping car
passengers only as follows:
Westward train No.-I will carry stand
ard sleeping ear passengers from East
ern Terminals to Billings, Butte, Helena,
Missoula. Spokane and Pacific Coast
Terminals, and from Billings and Butte
to Spokane and Pacific Coast Terminals,
and from Missoula and Spokane to
Pacific Coast Terminals, but not from
Billings to Butte, or from Billings OF
Butte to Missoula, or from Missoula to
Spokane.
Eastward train No. 2 will carry stand.
ard sleeping car passengers from Pacific
Coast Terminals to Spokane, Missoula
Butte, Billing, and Eastern Terminals
and from Spokane to Butte and Billings
and from Spokane, Missoula, Butte
Helena and Billings to Eastern Termin'
ais, but not from Spokane to Missoula
or from Missoula to Butte, or from
Missoula OF Butte to Billings.
Travel to and from intermediate points
not included above, heretofore handled
on these trains, will be amply taken care
of by the several other daily through
passenger, trains.
3-12-3t G.. w. KlLMER, Agent.
Dickinson, N. D
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
COLLEGE EXTENSION

(By c. W. Palmer, Aer. Editor.)
@. Will clover ~inoculate the ground
near the field on which it is grown.
Answered by O. o. Churchill, assist
ant professor field crops. agricultural
college. Yes.
Q. When a colt is weak at birth,
what should be done to it?
Answered by Dr.. Louis Van Els,
veterinarian agricultural college. This
is largely a question of providing
nourishment Of the proper kind and
p%recaution against cold. While in
certain cases small doses of brandy
beaten up with eggs may be of advant-
age.
@. Does the Extension Department
furnish seed for corn clubs?
Answered by G. W. Randlett, direc-
tor of college extension. Fargo, N. D.
Seed corn is furnished free to all boys
corn clubs. Not to farmers clubs.
@. Why does a soil mulch a v mois.
ture?
Answer. Because the soil water can.
not move upward through loose soil
while it a through compact soil.
Early narrowing saves moisture as il
~loosens up the soil and prevents the
soil moisture from passing to the sur.
face where it can evapcrate.
@. Why are there no trees growing
naturally on the prairie2
Answer. There is not enough mois-
ture for both trees and grass and as the
grass has the first chance at the mois.
ture the trees fail. If the grass anC
weeds are kept away trees will have
enough moisture and will grow yer,
freely.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
A Case Of overerowdina.

II don't see why I keep on getting
SO much fatter. l only eat two meals
a day"
u know, my love, but you shouldn't
insist upon crowding your breakfast
and luncheon into one meal and your
dinner and a late supper into the
Sother. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
SCHOOL LAND lEAslNas
DATES LAST OF april

The state school lands will be leased in
counties west of the Missouri river the
last OF April. The leasing takes place
at the county seat of each cv,lnty and
the lands will be struck off to the high.
est bider who will be required to pay al
the time the leasing charges, and an
additional fee for the filing of the lease
for each section.
Subsequent year rentals are due the
drst of January of each year and in
default of payment for a period of thirty
days the lease will be terminated with.
out notice to the holder. A list of the
lands to be leased is on file with the
treasurer of the county in which the land
is located and will be open for inspec.
ton two weeks before the date set fol-
the leasing of each county.
The land will be leased for hay and
grazing purposes only. No ''hay per-
mits" will be allowed this year and
the only way to get the use of the land
will be by the regular leasing method.
1t will be- a Rood plan for interested
parties to make note of the following
dates:
Morton county, April Is.
Stark county. April 19!
Billings county, April 20.
Bowman county, April u.
Adams county. April %.
Hettineer county, April Is.
Dunn county. April 70.
Mckenzie county. April 80.
Mercer county, May 4.
Oliver county, May s.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02

Diarrhoea should be cured without
loss of time and by medicine which like
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy not only cures promptly
but produces no unpleasant effects. 1t
never fails and is pleasant and safe to
take. Sold by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
An ANGEL.

@My wife always forgives my
faults"
"I've got You skinned to DEATH"
"How:?'! fa
"My wife forgets mine."-Cleveland
Leader.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
No GIuttpn.

No GIutton.
The Unsuccessful Counsel-Tm very
sorry could not do more for you, my
man. The Prisoner-Ho! Don't apollo
gize, old sport. Five years IS enough.
London Sketch.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

concrete sort. We
have used many
thousands of both
and consider one
as good as the
other in case each
sort is properly
made. In making
the concrete tile
care must be eX-
ercised in the mix
ing of the cement
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
Saturday, November S. 1907

year with a three-horse disk
bought some up-to-date planters this
year and where l used them l got
perfect stand OF cotton and corn.
had some old planters that | thought
could not be surpassed. and used
them on the smoothest land whore
/ thought l could have no trouhla m
get stand, and l failed to get
stand. So will buy more up-to-date
planters and use the old ones no
more.
Coz / use two-eared variety Of
corn, and am gathering the ears
from those stalks, of proper size and
shape. that have the largest two ears
on them and putting this in a crib
to itself. and here next spring will
go to select the very best ears to
plant AS my land is rather level.
and the cotton stalk grows large in
proportion to fruit, l have bought
seed from the high, rich surrounding
hills where cotton makes an ideal
stalk. | sell my seed to the oil-mill
""~ f"S tsbNic LhOie LOT UelIeT SEED.
l have always made my best crops
when l did this way.
(6) The field | had In corn this
year Is now one of the most pleasing
sights / ever saw. Every stalk has
large ear and many two large ears,
but the whole field Is a mass OF dark
green velvet beans-this In spite oof
the long siege OF dry weather they
had to withstand. After frost here
Ia where | will put my cattle after
the corn Is gathered. They will feast
and fatten and linger here until late
In the winter. will be In no rush
here to plant this land In oats, as
they are already planted on pea sod.
This was already broken deep for
corn and II will not be necessary to
break II deep for cotton next year.
Hero the cotton will follow a nitro
gen-gathering crop and land be soft
and rich and healthy for cotton. This
gives a good place for cotton. good
place for oats and all the winter
made compost for corn. and improves
the land. Rich land Is what | am
working for. because rich land will
cover up a multitude OF errors.
w. A. WADSWORTH.
Prattville. Ala.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

A persistent war on weeds and
grass, stumps and brush, in the field
is one Of the great progressive move
ments necessary to progress In agri-
culture.-Dr. s. A. Knapp.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
t5) 75s

Mr.. A. D. McNair, Of Little Rock,
Ark, says that Dow Jacks, of Lee
County, Ark, raised $50 bushels of
bur clover seed on one acre, and H. r.
Harrison, of Dallas County, As BUSH
els on one-fourth acre. This seed
was measured in the chaff, of course,
but as Mr.. Harrison sold his for 50 a
bushel, it would be hard to find
more profitable crop. Sow a seed
patch of your own.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

care must De eX-
ercised in the mix
L. fNH"oh' ing of the cemen
and sand that the mixture be even
else some Of the tile will be so soft as
to crush; and if any such are found
when the tiles are being laid they
should be discarded. 1t should be
kept in mind all the time that this
improvement is being made to last
for hundred years, and as a string
OF tile is, like chain, no stronger
than the weakest link, care should be
taken that all links are of maximum
strength. We like the hard-burned
clay tile and wouldn't have any other
sort-if they are glazed, all the bet.
ter. When two clay tile are struck
together lightly, one upon the other
they should ring clear, and those
giving off a dead. hollow sound
should be discarded. as they are eth
er too soft or are cracked. 1t should
be remembered that almost all the
water that gets into a string Of tile
gains entrance at the joints, so 1t Ii
OF little consequence how hard the
tiles are or how impervious to water
the water will find its way in al
right.
Running the Main Ditch.
am designing these drainage
papers principally to aid the man wh(
will-because OF the nature OF hi!
country-be able to handle the drain
age OF his farm in small systems; 81
let us get out on the farm and see /
we are able to find way to chang
the nature OF that Improbable are;
and get IL In shape that 1t will no
be a star boarder on the farm an!
longer. You see this little swal'
starts down there at the creek ans
goes meandering way up across thu
farm, between the knobs and hills
1t is probably brush-grown now, o.
covered with swamp grass and bull
rushes. Let's get the brush out o
the way so we can see where we art
going, then take bundle or sticks
and, starting at the lower end, fol
low the lowest part of the sag, stick
ing a stake at each turn. We nov
have the general direction OF thu
ditch that we are to dig in which Il
Law our tile. We will go back ovel
the line now and change the stakes
so as to cut out every little crool
that we are able to dispense with, a.
we wish our line Of tile to be just a
nearly straight as possible, because
we wish the size tile we use to worl
TO its greatest capacity. This it cal
not do-because of friction of tn
water on the sides of the tile
there are numerous little sharl
crooks in the line. Remember tina
this intercourse is to go under
ground, and If by cutting an extr
foot deeper in some places, going
little off the lowest part OF the land
we can avoid short turn, 1t will pa
to do the extra digging, because it
necessary to do this digging onl
once, and the extra capacity thus sc
cured in the line Of tile will be opel
ative when our great-grandchildre
are playing around the fine countr
school building that our grandson
were enabled to build from the pre-
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
Where to Put the Laterals.

Off from this main line will extend
other lines OF tile-a line running oul
wherever we would naturally locate
an open ditch-and these should re-
celve the same care in the laying out
as was given to the main line. II
the central or main sag contains
many acres of land, say SO or 60, it
will, perhaps, be best to operate the
lower end as an open ditch for some
years until our financial condition is
improved and we are better able to
purchase the expensive large tile that
is necessary to be used in the lower
section to carry the surplus water
that will be furnished by all the side
lines and the upper end of the main.
But if not larger than 5-inch is re-
CURED, we would secure all that are
necessary to make a complete job of
the work, even if we were obliged to
borrow the money temporarily, to
pay for same, as no investment will
Of rich land which is unproductive
because of being water-sobbed, and
especially when the investment is Of
such a substantial, sure, permanent
return, as tile drainage is known to
be. Many instances are known to the
writer where 100 to 800 per cent has
been secured the first year on cost Of
drainage Of swamp land.
Making Easy Work.
If this land is not Doggy so as to
mire a horse, considerable digging
may be saved by opening the bitches
with a big two or three-horse pillow,
one man driving while another holds
the plow. Long lines may be used so
the driver can walk Immediately be-
hind the plowman, thus insuring abb
solutely straight work. Going up and
back in each ditch will remove about
ten or twelve inches of dirt. There
is another advantage in this in Sec
tons where the land freezes during
the winter. water or snow covering
the bottom of these shallow bitches
will enable the diggers to proceed
with the work in times when the land
would be too hard on top to make
profitable digging possible.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
PRACTICAL TILE DRAINAGE
A'-Ahe oort or lille to Use-How and tho

BY A. L. French.

HAVE received many letters ask
ing concerning the different
classes of tile, and the writer's
wishing to know which the writer
considers preferable, the clay or the
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

hts arising from the use of this re-
claimed piece of land.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

Try to enjoy the great festival OF
life with other men--Epictetus.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05
CONCRETE ON THE FARM"

A full and Comprehensive Illus
trated Discussion of the Value
and Adaptability of Cement Con-
crete to the Construction of Per-
manent Farm Buildings and ac-
cessories. Written for the pro-
gressive Farmer, with detailed in.
formation as to the use of cement
concrete and instruc-
lions as to methods and
forms for it's applica-
ton.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-30
OTHER EXPENSIVE FEATURES

called The Adventures of an insomnia !"
James b. Connolly describes in several stories
his Trip Around the World with the American
Fleet; Frederick Palmer is contributing
series of airshp stories of which Danbury
Rodd is the central character The only new
idea in detective fiction since Sherlock Holmes
is provided in the second series of stories about
Luther Trant, the psychological detective,
written by Edwin Balmer and William G.
MacHarg. Other Short Stories are by such
favorites as O. Henry, Gouverneur Morris,
Charles Belmont Davis, Rupert Hughes,
Josephine Daskam Bacon, Harris Merton
Lyon and many others.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-30
MODERN PHARMACY

The truly modern Drug Store
is one conducted in the scientific
spirit and along scientific lines.
a store from which all doubt as
to quality of goods and service
is eliminated. We Have Such A
Store. We say this because it is
true. We provide the sort of
service that every caref ii drug
buyer should demand. We
charge nothing extra for this
service: our prices are never
higher, usually lower, than else
where, they are uniformly alike
to all. Mail and telephone orders
a speciality.
Your Druggists,
N. p. FARRIS & Co,
Salem, Ky.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-30
THE GIRL WHO WILL ALWAYS
BE HAPPY

The girl who'll be happy
through all of her life, the sort
of girl that will make a good
wife, must be modest and gentle
and sweet and kind, and to all
sorts of gossip be deaf and
blind. She should learn how to
cook, and bake, and sew, and
how to, make money fatherest
go; she should know that Chi
Namel will longer wear, whether
used on a floor or a much-used
stair. One coat of Chi-Namel
varnish-any color-will out
wear a half dozen coats of ordi-
nary varnish Of the kind that
contains rosin and smells of ben
zine. Ameteurs can apply it
without showing brIsh marks.
All size packages. Sold by
w. O. Tucker Furniture Co.