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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15
GOOD FLOWING REQUIRES SKILL
Soil Conditions Must Be Studied Before the Right Kind
of Flowing Can Be Done.
BY r. b. Rushing.

blowing deep then it will not turn
the soil}so fiat.
Weeds are more readily kept down
and consequently better yield is Sc
cured. 1 find this to be especially true
with spring blowing. when the land
is often little wet. In the spring
when the farmer is in rush the plow-
Ing is more or less likely to be sighted.
/ think; one special reason for poor
blowing with some farmers is a dull
plow. l have seen men let their
plows become so dull that were 1t not
for the weight of the man on the sui
ky the share would slip out of the
ground. This is very hard on the hor-
ses. Then where the ground is hard,
the plow comes up out of the ground
and leaves the blowing uneven.
1 have seen men use dull plows and
not know it. To look at the plows
they would not appear so dull, but
when they are set on board you
could see that the bottom had the ap-
pearance of a sleigh runner.
Another fault, and l might say o
very common fault lies in trying to
do too much blowing. I have seen
men actually trying to cut from IS to
20 inches of dirt at one furrow. This
leaves the ground too fiat. and some
Of 1t unturned.
I have never yet seen any plow that
would handle this much soil and do 1t
right. 1t will sometimes happen that
the furrow wheel will run on top, In
such case the careless plowman will
pull his team over into place and go
on, thus leaving a little space I'M
plowed, and hole in the blowing,
which makes 1t look very bad.
All such blowing is Improbable.
Therefore, great care should be
taken to see that the land is plowed
we'll as 1t is better for the land and
the crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

was in conversation with a neigh
Dor just short time ago and he
asked me the question: What is
good blowing, and how should 1t be
done in the spring to give best re-.
suits ?"
I replied: Good blowing consists
nice, neat, even, clean, round, straight
burrows SO that the upper soil will be
brought up as much as possible and
exposed to the sun and atmosphere"
What do I mean by clean burrows?
Having the weeds, stubble and grass
all turned under and cutting a clean
Landslide. Even? Having the fur
rows all the same height.
Roundf So that the burrows will
show little crease between them,
and unless you plow straight. your fur
rows will not be even.
Some may think that O certain depth
and width are necessary in good
blowing. It La. Regulate the width
by depth, but there are so many diff
erent shaped mold boards which
throw the soil in different positions,
that some would cut wide burrows
and others narrow. Not only this,
but some soils need shallow blowing
In order to produce the best results,
while others need deep blowing.
pillow certain depth and width
and get good results, but this might
not apply to all farms. You might
try the same width and depth with
poor results.
have found that even on the same
farm there are sometimes different
fields that will give better results with
different depths of blowing, and.
therefore, it becomes necessary to
make it a study and know what Is
needed.
If you plow shallow do not set the
p1ow so that 1t cuts so wide as when
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

"Humus is wholly decayed vegetable
matter of a very fine texture and dark
brown or black color. Partly decayed
vegetable matter is not humus.
"Humus is formed by the action of
bacteria, on vegetable matter in the
presence of a small amount of air and
dampness. II too much air Is present
carbonic acid gas is formed.
The principal use of hunus is Tor
food for growing vegetable organisms
because 1t is decayed vegetable matter
which is composed of hydrogen, nj
trogcn, oxygen and carbon. 1t also
improves the texture of the different
soils. Humus united with clay makes
it more porous, and with sand. makes
it less porous. Humus. being of a
loose, fine texture, increases the ca
pacity for film water because it has
more surface to be covered"
"Leguminous plants produce their
seeds in pods and transfer nitrogen
from the air to the soil. Glover,
white or red, alfalfa, soy beans, cow
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15
DAIRYING A READY money BUSINESS
Requires Unremitting Attention But the Returns Are
Large and Practically Certain.
BY rPuryis
BY Miller Purvis.

Dairying is a combining business to
be sure. 1t requires daily attention
and the work must be done with re-
gularity, each duty requiring attention
at practically the same hour, week
after week, rain or shine. Sunday.
Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.
1t is this everlasting routine that
prevents great many from taking UP
dairying as a regular part of the farm
work. 1t Is the American distaste for
being bound down and hedged In that
keeps the dairy part of our farm work
very much in the background.
Notwithstanding this undesirable
phase Of dairying, 1t has some advan-
tages which producing grain, hay or
live stock for market have not.
1t is a business on which the ope-
rator Is able to count without much
danger of having his plans miscarry
on account of wet or dry weather.
early or late frosts, or any other of the
things which SO often mar the pro-
jects of the most careful husbandman.
With little forethought the dairy
man may be as free from worry about
the weather as any other man living.
Blow high or blow low the cows come
home and the consuming public is
ready to take all the butter that is
produced, or the creamery or cheese
factory is waiting to weigh in the milk
and distribute checks every month.
This is another advantage. The live
stock breeder must wait two, three or
five years for his cattle to get in shape
for market, the swine breeder gets
his money only once a year and the
sheepman is likely to have his profits
knocked away by tariff agitation on q
big crop of wool in Australia, or a
sudden panic among the predatory
wealthy"
Empires may fall and nations dis
appear until the map of Europe looks
like western landscape after cy-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Miss Lois Coffey, of the Macomb,
Qll), Normal School, has developed
some very good work in teaching asrl-
culture in her geography class.
The uppermost idea here is to show
what practical things of the farm can
be successfully taught to children and
made even more cultural and interest
ing than the old book studies. Garden
plots twenty feet square, were planted
one each in corn, clover. cowpeas and
soy beans and two in alfalfa.
The daily lessons in corn were writ
ten in composition form by each pup
II. The errors made were noted but
the work was not rewritten. This
furnished excellent motive for correct
English.
Each child decorated his booklet
cover with an original corn drawing,
and some excellent results were OBJ
tanned. The following items were
taken from the best one OF these
booklets in the pupils language:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

It Is not to be wondered that our
forefathers were afraid of the moths
for their bees. Until the invention of
the movable frame hive it was next
of the danger to the bee industry on
the moths account.
The common belief among begin
ners is that an army of wax worms
will attack a colony of bees and kill
them. The truth of the matter is mat
the mischief begins With the little
innocent looking moth miller which
filters about among the hives and
enters those which are weak in bees,
and there finds lots of vacant cells in
which to deposit her eggs.
In due time the tiny wax worms
hatch from those eggs and begin to
feed on the comb, at the same time
filing them full of webs. The trouble
Is more serious in the southern states
than it Is further north.
The remedy for this is to keep all
colonies strong in bees. Do not give
them more combs than they can &C.
cupy.,
If combs have been out during win
ter SO as to be frozen, they are safe
until the weather becomes warm
enough for fresh eggs to be laid in
them. A good tight, cool cellar is
about the best place to store them
until swarming time.
There is too much neglect of this
kind among the aparies We do not
sufficiently recollect that the moth be.
comes more numerous as the season
advances.
In the spring, combs may be left fol
two or three months without protec.
ton and without showing much of the
ravages of the moth, because they are
then very scarce, having been reduced
in numbers by the winter; for 1t Ii
now very certain that ordinary winters
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15
A LITTLE KINDNESS.

If g SOW, heavy with pigs should
stray into your yard, don't "shoo" her
with the hoe handle. Better shut her
up and notify your neighbor. He'll
thank you, and then besides one of
your sows may break out some day.
A mistaken notion that she would
not stray away caused me to turn one
of my pure bred Poland China sows
into pasture for day. 1 found her
dead, but managed to save six Of the
little pigs by feeding them on a bottle
for awhile. The cause of the sow's
death was a mystery to me for some
time. Then I learned. quite by accident
that neighbor had beaten her be-
cause she came around his pens. 1
wanted to give him dose of the same
medicine, but my wife persuaded me
that it would be foolish and would not
bring the SOW back to life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Farmers are learning how to coax
the American hen TO make the most
of her opportunities. The agricul-
tural department reports that rs per
cent of all eggs set last year were
Matched, and the mortality of hen-
Matched chickens was only 10 2-S per
cent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

farmer recently presented to the
chamber of Commerce at San Jose,
California, mushroom that weighed
20 pounds 1t was as large as a prize
pumpkin and would furnish a meal
for so people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

D is 2 inches wide and inches
long which holds the triggers in posi-
ton.
D and EE should be attached to the
center barrel before the bottoms are
fastened in place.
The pin through the lower end of
E keeps the bottom board from going
up too far when the trap Is set.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15


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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15
HOMEMADE oNIoN-ToPPER.

This Is a handy device for removing
the leaves of tops of almost any vege-
table. It is made from a common
corn knife, is attached to the edge
of board. as seen in the picture, and
things to be cut are placed beneath
the knife. The board is of hard wood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Owing to the short season in South
Dakota, 1t has been thought impossi-
BILE to raise apples, plums and other
fruit, but expert horticulturins have
at least solved the problem and now
these fruits as well as pears and
cherries promise to do fairly well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Farmers near Marshall, Mo-, com
plain that wolves have been very trou-
blesome during the last winter. They
killed % pigs recently for one farmer
and others have suffered losses of
lambs. pigs and poultry
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Large quantities of stale bread may
be bought from a baker at Is cents to
81 per barrel. Soaked sufficiently to
soften it makes splendid chick feed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Many good farmers will keep every
thing on the place in ship shape all
the year except the orchard. These
men are always complaining that it
doesn't pay to raise fruit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

AS Heaven Is a place of eternal rest
we have every reason 20 keep stepping
while here on earth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Sometimes very little lie will keep
a very big man awake all night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15

Charcoal in granulated form
should always be kept before fowls
of all ages.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09

buse on everything hit In the direction
of right field. whether 1t be foul or
fair. And YET how many players ever
20 over to cover the bag? A twirler
who IL in the habit of running over TO
cover first sack whenever u ball is hit
in The right field direction is Of great
value to team in every game played.
The matter of learning to cover the
initial sack on the pitch is easy. All
the twirler must do when delivering
the ball is TO slightly incline his body
in the direction of first corner. and in
the swing with the ball he gets a fair
ly good start in the desired direction.
Every now and then the fans read
of "boneheads' in baseball. The rea-
son for this is that they do not possess
subconscious mind. Many times
there are plays on the diamond which
the player must as soon as the ball Is
hit know exactly what to do. His
hands and feet must be ready 10 act
with his mind Many persons call
This instinct. but it is nothing else.
however. than the inner mind. In this
advanced day of the game ball tossers
must think and do so rapidly. They
must also possess an inner mind
Could d manager have on his team
nine such men he would come close to-
owning pennant winning team.
How many times have you read
about the wonderful curves that some
young pitcher has. and just as soon as
the season lengthens how little do you
hear of him. pitcher with freak
ball and curves does not last very long
in the big leagues.
In the first place, throwing that kind
of balls all the time Is so hard on the
muscles OF the arm that one cannot
stand the strain very long. and. second
Iy. in time the batters are bound to
get wise to curves and then bat them
all over the diamond.
My advice 10 young men who aspire
70 success as pitchers is to learn how
To throw straight ball with unerring
accuracy. either very fast. very slow
or halfway between. as the occasion
demands
I've found that my most effective
ball IL high. swift, straight shoot.
cutting the inside corner of the plate
of course this should be varied occa-
with a slow teaser. ard In
tight pinch n curve or a slow drop will
do no harm Just make II a point to
sae how many oatters make safe bit
M y hall that comes I'm swift on the
level and close TO the shoulders.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09

The Southwest quarter 90 of
Section Fourteen 14J, in Township
Seven a.. North OF Range Three
| 80, West of the Boise Meridian;
Also. Commencing at a point SO
! feet North on quarter quarter Sec
ton line of Southeast corner of the
| Northwest a OF the Northwest "a
of Section Eight (8), in Township.
Six 90, North of Range One ~,
West of the Boise Meridian, run
ing north on said quarter quart
er section line III feet; thence West
parallel with quarter quarter sec
ton line, 330feet; thence South par
allel with quarter quarter section
line III feet; thence East $50 feet
to the place of beginning, less 80
feet off West end for public highway
purposes, and subject to accrued
ditch rights. Known as Acre % and
North 80 feet OF Acre %, Wash burn
Addition, together with water right.
Also, All of the East one-half X y
of Lot numbered Three (3J, in block
numbered Fourteen 90, OF the
Original Townsite of Emmettsville.
according to the amended plat there
of on file in the office of the County
Recorder of Canyon County, Idaho.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
Not less than one third cash, law
full money of the United States and
the remainder on one years time,
with interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, secured by mort
gage upon the parcel of land sold;
10 per cent of the purchase price to
De paid at the time of sale, and deed
o be executed on confirmation of
he sale by said Probate Court.
All bids or offers must be in writ
ng, and may be left at the office of
Finley Monroe, attorney for said ad-
ministratrix in Emmett. Idaho, or
..dy ue delivered to said admins
tratrix personally at her residence,
at Emmett, Idaho, at any time after
the first publication of this notice
and before the making of the sale.
Dated this End day of June, 1910.
MRS. EVA THOMMEN.
Administrative of the Estate Of
Aug. Thommen, deceased.
Finley Monroe, Attorney for Ac-
ministratrix.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09
Doing Their Duty

Scores of Emmett Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys
To filter the blood is the Kid
ney's duty.
When they fail to do this the
kidneys are sick
Backache and many kidney ills
follow;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all
Emmett people endorse our claim.
Mrs. d. W Harrell, Main ST.. En-
nett, Idaho, says: Il am convinced
Doan's Kidney Pills are remedy
that lives up to representations.
One of our sons was troubled from
infancy by weak kidneys He was
never strong and healthy and had
but little energy or ambition. He
also complained of severe pains in
the small of his back most of the
time Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills
highly recommended for such COM
plants, we concluded to try them
and procured box at the
Payette Valley Pharmacy
After he had taken a few doses, we
could see that they were acting dire,
ly upon his kidneys. Continued use
of this remedy relieved him of the
ache in his back and other Difficult
ties which had distressed him for so
many years"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09
FUTURE SPORT EVENTS

Syracuse crews will go to Pough-
keepSie. n. Y, June 8.
The Gnnua! New York shoot will be
held in Syracuse, y. y, June 7 to 10.
An agreement has been entered into
between the Amateur Rowing aSsocla
ton of England and the Russian Row
ing association.
Cincinnati will have a regatta. in
Guiding motorboat races. on the Ohio
river this summer Prizes of $1,000
will be given for the motor races.
Nat Butler. the old bicycle racer. will
make his first appearance as pro-
fessional aviator at the big meet to be
held at Atlantic City from June 80 to
July 10.
The Harlem regatta committee of
New York city has appointed com
mittee TO arrange the haDdicaps for
senior single souls handicap event
over one and one-quarter mile course
for the May 80 regatta The scullers
will be given a time handicap.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09
JEFF CAN'T COME BACK.
So Says Billy Delaney, His Old Man
aeer.

So Says Billy Delaney, His Old Man
ager.
Billy Delaney. the veteran manager
and the man who made Jeffries the
heavyweight champion Of the world.
does not believe that the big fellow
can come back Although he has not
seen Jeffries In his recent workouts.
he has watched his movements very
closely since the former champion
started out on his theatrical tour. and
now Delaney has about come TO the
conclusion that jeff has bitten off a
larger hunk than he can chew.
Those severe sweating spells are
bad for the big fellow. and. In my
opinion. they show signs of internal
weakness" said Delaney. "Jeffries
never can come back and fight If he
stiffens up and sweats. fails to respond
to rubbing and treatment. as they tell
me he does. Its too much to think
that man of his build can stay out
Of the game for five years and then
expect TO come on and regain his lost
speed | may be mistaken. but | have
had forty years Of experience with the
best of them. and | can't see where
Jeff is an exception.
This statement coming from me
may not be taken seriously by men
who know that JEFF and | have split
up. but nevertheless | am giving my
candid opinion of the big fellow.
When | had him he was like bull.
and he never stiffened up His perspi
ration was natural. and his exces
weight always came off slowly. blu
surely. He never worried while !
training camp. He was hard man t
manage. but what said general
went. although | used to have man
a tough old time trying to make hiI
do as | wanted
81 have not seen JEFF in training an
| don't want to. We have parted for
ever"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09
Beckiey Out of League Baseball.


"Old Eagle Eye" Jake Beckley has
passed out of league baseball after
continuous service of more than TWEEN
ty-three years. The veteran first base
man was given his unconditional re.
lease by Danny Shay. manager of the
Kansas City American association
team
Beckley took his release philosophy.
cally. He says he will remain in Kan.
sas City and possibly play with semi
professional team.
Beckley is forty-eight years old. and
for twenty years. until 1906. he played
in rhe major leagues. His last year
was with the st. Louis National league
team in 1906, In 1907 he Joined the
American association team and that
year led the league in batting. hitting
33S.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09

MAT ARTISTS WHO ARE TO wREsTLE FOR
TITLE AND CHAMPION GoTCH IN ACTION
is attracting widespread attention and
should result In one of the best ever
staged The two wrestled in Buffalo
last fall. but Gotch was unable to earn
victory over Zbysco.
Since that meeting the Pole has had
the championship bee buzZing in his
bonnet. He has made systematic
campaign in the west. beating all COM
ers. Ibysco Is in excellent shape and
will take on few preliminary bouts
before his meeting with Gotch.
The Pole is a giant in stature. He
really has every appearance of the pro-
fessional strong man. He has got
his knowledge of the wrestling game
In the last ten years. He is twenty
seven years old. weighs 2I0 pounds in
wrestling toys and is five feet elev-
EN- inches tall. His neck Is % Inches
round. his chest 30 inches, waist AZ
inches. upper arm - inches. forearm
IS inches. wrist Is inches. biceps 81
inches and calf 1912 inches.
Zbysco's real name is Stanislaus
Cganiewicz. and any one trying 10 pro-
nounce that name twice III one day
will realize at once that the wrestler
did a humane act when he adopted
Zbysco as his professional name. He
Is without question the best wrestler
Europe has sent TO these shores since
Hackenschmidt's time.
Zbysco's most important matches
have been at the Greco Roman style.
but since the assurance from Gotch
that he may have chance at the
catch-as-catch-can style the foreigner
has been daily famiiarizing himself
with the fine points of the take-ahold
anywhere style. His bulk and tremen
dous strength alone would make him
hard man TO beat. He adheres TO a
strict physical culture daily program
and wastes none of his strength in dis
sipation of any kind. His endurance
has never been really tested. for he
has always won his bouts in fast time.
Since his arrival in the country little
over a year ago Zbysco has met and
defeated every wrestler of note in the
United States. Now he believes he is
capable of beating Frank Gotch.
Zbysco has never been defeated.
Gotch is in excellent shape and has
been meeting all Corners for the past
four months He will prepare himself
for his coming match with Zbysco at
Tim IaffriaS' raining camn at Ben a.
mond The champion is confident THAT
he will defeat the Pole. but not until
after hard struggle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09
WELSH FEELS CONFIDENT.
Britain Believes He Will Have No
Trouble Defeating Mcfarland.

Trouble Defeating MGR arland.
Freddie Welsh. England's light
weight champion. is SO confident of de-
feating Packey Mcfarland of Chicago
at the National Sporting club of Lon
don the night Of May 30 that he has
announced his intention of meeting
young .Josephs. the British welter-
weight champion. In a bout for the
latter's title. AS matter of fact
Welsh has already laid claim TO the
welterweight title for the reason that
he whipped Josephs In eleven rounds
at Mountain Ash In Wales. last July.
Josephs was not the welterweight
champion at THAT time. and. besides,
Welsh won on foul. Since then 10
sephs has beaten the recognized title
holder. while Welsh has secured clear
right to be called lightweight cham
pion, having received Lord Lonsdale's
belt