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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FARMER.
Discussion on Soils

n I WOULD Ike to ask Professor Miller
". what ne calls m. average soil.
a. The average soil OF Missouri all over
the state, would contain around 1000 pounds
of nitrogen. 200 OF phosphorus and 5000
of potassium. In Barton county there are
li5 pounds OF phosphorus to the acre nea?
Lamar; and near Adrian. Bates county. there
are 69S pounds. But the above is an average
for the state.
Q. How much phosphorus did YOU say to
use on an acre OF average Missouri soil?
A. Sixty TO seventy pounds of phosphate
rock per ton OF manure.
q. Would that be enough to supply the
needs OF nve-acre rotation
y. Yes If you feed everything back ex-
cept wheat
@. Do you apply manure once In five
years.
A. Yes, once in ive-year rotation. and
that before corn
O. Do you have to buy rock phosphate
in car loads?
A. Yes, to get the price OF $40 II you
buy In small lots 1t viii cost YOU In the
neghborhood Of SIS per ton. freight included.
Q Is one form OF phosphate rock better
than another?
A. Yes, there Is some variation. We
have been buying from Tennessee.
@ After YOU have succeeded in getting
crop of cowpeas how do you treat the land
to get the best results?
y. Either hog" them off or take off with
sheep
@ Would you advise burning stubble
of Of ands2
a. No; ii Is never wise to burn off any,
thing 1t depends somewhat on the system
you are figuring on. II you want a crop the
next year Il VIII sometimes pay; but if You
are figuring crops In the future it never
pays-Missour Farmers Institute.
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n PROFITABLE flock of mutton sheep Is
IA not to be had by careless and Indifferent
management on the part of the flock master
Eareful thought study and Judgment must
entcr into every detail and only the most
painstaking and most experienced shepherd
can hope TO be most successful Professor
Craig offers the following suggestions on es-
tablishing a flock OF mutton sheep:
Endeayor to secure good rams Place as
high value on the ram possible. and sec
to 1t that the value placed on him is not a
fictitious one Do not mistake the value
placed upon a prize winning animal for the
true value it should possess to stand ut the
head OF the flock The true value OF ram
may not be determined until after ne has
been used for q season in flock. He must
be a Eetter OF stock and Impressive
enough to impart TO his get the rare quail
ties possessed by himself
In selecting ewes for the Goc! look well
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
To Settle Doubling Farmer

THERE about slXty-ilYc agricultural
L colleges in this country. Suppose that
ench Of these colleges should put three good,
bright graduates into each county as teach
Suppose that the teachers sent out by
each college should be put under the super
vision OF a high class scientific agricultur-
iSt-not a mere time -sctvcr but man WI
would be interested In his work Then let
these teachers go right out into the country
to teach the farmers. instead OF requiring
the farmers to go To the colleges TO be
taught
Let teacher ride up TO = farm and soy
to a farmer: Il have the best seed wheat
that is known. II you will prepare and cul-
tiyatc the ground as l tell you TO do l VIII
supply you with enough of this wheat to
SOM not less than two acres nor more than
four VIII you do it2'
Suppose the farmer says he doesn't want
TO- IAN right" let the teacher say. y will
see il your nelghbor does not want to-" ne
viii not have to look far before he viii find
some one who is willing TO try the expert
mcnL Then he can teach the farmer who
IS willing to try, how to prepare his ground.
II must be fertilZcd. If there isn't any fer
tlIlzer on the farm 1t must be bought Fer
tIlization cannot be neglected. II is be
cause IL Is neglected, and because crops are
not rotated as they should be. that the pro-
duction of our farm lands has fallen so low.
Wel. after thrcshing time next year, the
farmer who wouldn't try VIII run across
the farmer who did try and say, John. how
aid Won come out with tho wheat that that
college fellow showed you how to cow ?'
And John viii perhaps say To him. "Oh II
won't thirty bushels 10 the acre."
That win settle the doubling farmer.
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ccllent breeders and good mothers, as II has
been my privilege to see them in different
parts or the country have noticed that the
characteristic fcmininity has been invaria-
bly, In the lead with COWS that have been an
imals OF marked excellence for long period
each year, and long period of years As
proof OF this assertion / will ask those who
rend this To study closely the distinguished
animals that are illustrated in the aErlcul-
tui1l papers and see IL II is not correct.
have a large collection OF pictures OF the dis
tinGushed cows in all OF the dairy breeds.
and thus far l have failed to find an eXcep-
ton to the rule
Every animal Is made up of combina-
tion of systems and the balancing OF those
systems in each animal decides the charac-
ter oil tho animal Each animal is as its
makeup constituted IT, and can only 5e
changed the habits of life modify it, No
radical changes occur In ono or two gcncr-
atoms
In the dairy COW there are seven systems
tuat should oc considcred-the bony, muscu-
lar. respiratory. nutrltlVc. circulatory, nervous
and Emphatic. They all have part in de-
Gliding the character of the COW
AS far as the bony system Is concerned II
is at the foundation of the motive power OF
the animal and while II has to do with the
carrying OF the cow in search of food and
holding the vital machinery in place. Z.
should not be i'm the lead The bones NEST
not be large fGr if they wcrc there would
be a tendency to great size and maSculinity
that must be avoided in order To- secure the
best results The great producing COWS ire
not the large. bony animals OF the breed.
The muscular system has its part to per-
form In the work Of the animal in moving
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13

OF the department and OF the progress or ag-
riculturc FOR the year: (2) Il series OF papors
on carefully selected subjects which are writ
ten In a popular way and by competent men.
The Year Book FOR 1905 has twenty three
such articles covering SO4 pages; 90 an
appendx giving Information about the state
experiment stations. the names and addresses
of persons In agricultural work statistical
tables about our staple crops. etc.
Tie Monthly List OF Publications" dated
the last day OF the month. gives fun iulor-
nation about all g." publications issued tbat
month and how Zach may be ohtened This
VIII be mailed free regularly To ali norsons
who apply Such application yhouldt be adj
dressed 20 the secretary OF agriculture. wash
inston. u. {. often publications which ere
listed hore at a price may be Obtained
through a congressman free of chn.ee Tho
price charged by Uncle sam covers onIv the
cost Of paper and printing
For the farmers bulletins, the farmers.
bulletin subject index (clrcuiar No divl-
sion Of publications. and the Yea. Book"
apply to your senator or representative. Tie
has n largo number OF these for distrlbut ION
TO his constituents,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
Buy the Best Anvil

IT PAYS 20 buy the best anvil, as the chea
! ones are not properly tempered on "
face and VIII nick il too soft OF chip of II To-
hard. some anvIls arc made Of cast-iroi
and cannot be used for heavy work, as 'hs
horn Is likely to be broken cff DO not buF
cheap anvil Select ono with wrousht-lron
body and welded steel face.
The anvil should be placed upon a soNu
block and fastened down with straps or sia-
pies, The horn should be on the lett of inc
workman when his back is toward the forge
The anvil should be hgh enough so tha'
whom person is standing beside 1t IN.
knuckles VIII Just reach the face of tn'
anvil
good weight OF anvil 10 use on the farit
Is $50 10 rs pounds. At the Colorado AE0,
cultural college they have 125 TO $50 poun'
anvlls for the use of the students
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70 the milking qualities they possess. Those
shich Sucklc their lambs best and have dense
.occes for their own protection are in every
asc the most profitable for lamb raising. A
ccord should be kept OF the milking quality
I every eve. 10 be Judged by the kind OF a
amb she raises from year to year. There
viii bc a variation in the quality OF the lambs
he cwc produces from year 10 wear. but
where a eve has made "A good record during
) number OF years 1T Is well not To be too
'asty in discarding her from the flock when
nc fails for single year
Always feed the eve lambs llbcrallv that
re to be used later in the flock Get as much
rowth the first nine months a. possible The
rowth and development of a lamb the first
ear OF it's life determine very largely the
zo, the weight OF the fleece and the vIgor
nd power IL Win attain. In every case. tho
cttcr lambs cared FOR tho first year the
1ore satisfactory they win prove as breeders
the flock
In selecting the ram TO mate with tho
yves select with the Idea OF correcting any
deficiencies that may be general in tho flock
Of ewes. When a ram mates well with a
Cock OF ewes and produces a uniform lot OF
lambs that satisfy the market demand hc
thoud be retained In the flock for as many
years as he proves himself vigorous and
useful
Judlcious feeding has much to do in de-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
Petroleum on for Heoves

have heard that petroleum Is good
for heaves OF horses. Can you tell me how
it should be used? We can get oil cheap
in this country. and we have two heavy
horses we would like TO use 1t on them If you
think IL Is any good. What is the dose and
how should II be Given?-R, H.. Kansas,
Roply-Beaumont oil, such Is obtained
in Texas was al one time quite widely rec
commended for the treatment of horses affect
cd with heaves. A local veterinarian In that
country stated that affected horses were being
bought and brought TO Texas for treatment
with the oil and that it promptly checked the
distressing cough of the disease and after a
time proved permanent cure. We were un-
able 10 corroborate this glowing account of
the curative effects of Beaumont oil but
there is no doubt that it relieves the dis
trcssinG cough It is used In this way n
buckotful of Beaumont oil Is placed In the
mauSer at such a height that the fumes must
be inhaled by the horse II Is left there right
along and tho horse Is said TO inhale the
fumes with relish" until he is relieved OF
his cough. People who can obtain tho oil
easily and at cheap rates might give 1T n
trial and report results through these col
umnS.
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and mani dating the bones and performing
the work of locomotion The cow is not an
animal that Is used for physical service, and
the muscles should not be considered with
that Idea In view: but the tendency toward
carrying lean meat Is desirable, as against
the tendency to lay up adipose membrane
(faD in different parts OF the body. The ex-
tcrnal Sign Of this temperament is shown by
the length of the head from the eyes tu the
end of the nosc-a long one for mixer ana
a short one for a beef animal
The respiratory system tho breathing
part (the lungs), should be well developed. as
it has TO do with taking in and expelhng
tho air that purlfieS and enriches the blood
with oxygen, the life-Giving element of the
air, and carries it TO the different parts of
land building up the system in all its parts.
size OF the materials. and the width OF the
body back OF the fore legs.
The nutritivc system has to do with the
consuming OF the food and manufacturing Vt
into chymc and chyle. that which constitutes
the nOurishment that sustains the body and
furnishes the material from which the milk
is made 4 large stomach is desirable To-
cause II is the repository In which the iOod
is stored I'm the process OF converting II into
the elements that make meat and milk. The
external signs are the large abdomen and
good width Of the head at the point midway
between the eyes and cars the gustatory or
appetite ccntor OF tho brain y l1cen relish
for food is desirable. for 1t not only enables
the animal to cat but the juices that are
concerned in the digestive process flow read
fly while eating.
The circulatory System has to do with
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
Handing February Calves

''Plcase advise n you think 1t would pay
10 buy cows that Calved last February and
let them all run on pasture through the sum-
mer taking the calves from the cows In De-
cember, granting them and selling them
about Juno. 1911, selling calves at Is
months old. Would it pay on $50 lnnd7"
do not think 1t would pay under ordinary
conditions 10 buy cows and calves and handle
them YOU suggest. unless they arc very
well bred cattle and can be bought below
present market prices. In growing baby beet
the quality of the cattle Is much more inn
portant than In fattening steers, II wuul6
also he necessary 10 have good shelter foI
tho calves next winter and give them the bcsl
of care February calves should generally bt
weaned not later than October and fc6
strong all winter in order to make thcu
thick enough 10 sell woll In June II is i'm.
possible to advise YOU definitely I'm a matte
OF this kind without knowing the quality ant
price of the cattle and your facilities 10
handling them.
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Questions of the Feed Lot
Professo, Horbsrt W. AUmJord
illinois College Of h0riesit0os
Natural Feeds Good as Prepared One,

GA GROUND feed Is being offered FOR sale
n ino urlocal market which il highly rec
commended feed for younS pigs. How am
/ to know whether OF not IL is what Fl ls
claimed 10 be? Any Information which yoo
can furnish concerning the feeding OF young
pigs VIII be gratefully received"
With reference to this question Professor
William Dietrich says; 'If YOU could get
tho exact composition OF the feed offered for
sale YOU could compare IL with otEcr feeds
II Is wcll 70 remember. however. that natural
feeds. such as the grains and other simple
reeds that can be obtained and compounded
at the feeders will. arc usually fully AS sat-
isfactory as artihcialy prepared feeds
Several things must be borne in mind In
making up ration for pigs a young pig
Immediately after wcanlng cannot use a
very large quantity OF roughsGe in tho ra-
ton. The rouehage can be Increased up 10
the time the pig is about five months Old
then II sould be decreased again during tho
fatteninG period.
Tho amount OF protein. also. In the ra-
ton, FOR best results needs Ia be varied as
outlined in circular No. 1S3 OF tho Illinois
experiment station.
Tho Kinds of feed used arc of secondary
Importance provided YOU supply tho pe
with tho required amount OF tho various
nutrients in dgcstblc form, including
water.
Various grains. such as corn, ryc. barley
oats. etc. are listed as carboDaccous feeds
To furnish protein for your pigs YOU car
use clover and alfalfa pasture. In as FAR az
the pig is able to use these roughagc feeds
For the young growing pig # will be ncccs-
sary for YOU 10 get little moro protein than
the pig can get out of these roughages: con-
scqucntly some nitrogcnous concentrate
ought to be added. such as SKINNED milk
SOY bean meal oil meal tankagc"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
To Kill Bull ThistIcs

= UIsL thistles, common in pastures, can
u not always he killed 10y moving. cutting
tends to prevent maturity OF seed. Cutting
, of the thlstlcs just below the surface of the
ground two OF three times Il year VIII eG-
rectually eradicate them. Working the
ground In rotation Of grass, grain and corn
is a very sure way Of eradcatinG weeds
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
Clover and Skim Milk

| ' RAISING pigs in northeastern Minnc
sofa, as practlccd at the experiment sta
ton at Grand Rapids. MINI. IT Is mportan
TO remember that some OF the most prof.
table food is clover pasture and skim milk
Expensive grains are fed only to finish th'
product grown on Inexpensive pasture am
dairy by-products. Good clover pasture al
ways should be ready for the 6week-ol'
pig
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now have five fields Of alfalfa, and fc
the la six years have cut about four ton
per acre of this marvellous crop.-Judgo J
Otis Humphrey, Sangamon County. Illinois.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13

A PPARENTLY pigs mako larger gains
n they are given a little more fat in thcb
ration than is ordinarily present i'm the com
mon feeds OF the farm II is somcwha. dill.
cult to control this factor, but II may in
measure be controlled by using In tho ration
feeds like soy beans. which arc rich in fat
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
SECURE GOOD RAMS

tormlning the type OF sheep or lambs VIC
ind in our general markets yet the breed
Ing has been found to be an important fac-
tor and Is one OF the first things to be con-
sidered in establishing a flock OF mutton
sheep.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13

THIS llulc wire fence VIII save a., cust Gffy unes
every season aud allow Stock to run In inclo,nrct
wror' haN ur other grain II stacked Usr stroif
y,Irr fcrcc uettiu= and fartcp E, posts "f : IT
n1d nut these srcurrly In the ground. Wh'1
u u-c tho fence can D. rolled mp end put b
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a, 80. ,..l.lg.-..:: -,

mall dock OF sheep pays suy farm n for
other reason than To keep down Tie weeds
sud make wool and mutton from the waste grass
40 tbc fence corners.
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AnswerS by the Veterinarian
SaHyary Estuia
Or a S. Alexander
EIsconsig College Of S0r,esitars

. COACH horse has hole on the side of
n It's Jaw from which water runsandSo some
times spurts when he IS eating oats or hay.
IT is wet all OF the time. but worst at meal
time When we bought the horse we did not
notice the discharge and suspect that the
hole was purposeIy stopped up. We have
injected all sorts OF medicines into the hole
but II does no good and / think it connects
with his mouth and the saliva runs out is
there any way OF curing this discharge
*. T. Mex, Tennessee.
Reply-Thcrc is a nstuln OF the salivary
duct OF the parotid gland (Sieno's ducD anG
treatment apart from a delicate and some
what difficult operation. viii fall Such iis-
tuac are sometimes stopped up by plug
ring with cotton at time of sale. The oper-
alton varies in method a successful oper-
alton performed not long ago on horse We
know Of consisted in making an artihcial exit
for tho dlscharGinG end OF the duct so that
its content OF saliva ran into the mouth IN
stead of over the Jaw. Only an expert sur
ccon can perform such an operation
EverSion of Womb
We lost ewc this spring from hcr
womb turning out and when put In
coming out again. We tried putting it back
the second time. but 1t broke and blcd badly
and was sort of rotten. What can be done
10 keep the womb in place when IL has been
nut back? II we have another case we would
like to know how to save the ewe.-C. c..
Michigan.
Rcply-After cleansing the womb with a
warm / per cent solution OF cnrbolc acid or
coal tar dlsinfectant and returning ii to
place twist tag of wool from each Side Of
The vulva and tie them together across the
passage Put several ties In this way across
the opening and the womb cannot come out
II the owe has been shorn 1T will he necessary
TO put some stitches through tho skin on
each side OF the womb and tic across the
passage. The stitches should not be put in
the lips of the vulva.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Woman's Gratitude.

The princess was sitting on one OF
the benches of the upper deck, attlred
in the costume of Little Russia, with
the Japanese parasol turned toward
the sun, over her shoulder. Hardy
had rather avoided her since the Incl
dent of the brigands, as he felt that
any attempt at friendship on his part
would be taking advantage of the
service he had been able to render
her-a service which, he assured him
self, he would have performed just as
eagerly for the humblest peasant
woman on the boat The Romanovna
in fact, had been nearly prostrateo
since that dreadful happening, re
naming in her cabin until now, undei
the care of her maid.
Monsieur" she said to Hardy, wht
was promenading the little deck. H'
! threw away his cigar, removed hi
hat and bowed very low. He noticed
| that she was still pale and that he
eyes looked unnaturally large. "Parle7
vouz Francois, monsieur" she asked
sweetly, with perfect Partisan az
cent.
I'm peu, madame" he replied, "bu
unfortunately, very badly"
"Ah, but you do speak it," she erie
with animation, you speak it well, {
at least we'll enough to enable me
express to you my undying gratitud
, | owe you my life, monsieur! Pra
sit down here beside me- ! owe yc
my escape from a horrible, hideol
. fate"
/ Hardy sat beside her on the benc
! You owe me nothing, madame
- he said; there was no great dang
5 for me, really. The-the obligation
$ all on my side. There is not mu
! hik or Bouriat on the boat who wou
{ not have done the same thing. Thu
g are all envious of my great good IL
d tune"
l. 81 owe you, nevertheless, my life
e she insisted, land you have my urt
/ ing gratitude, as / said. ] do n
g know how | shall ever be able to
It pay you!"
Hardy frowned
y, Il did not do 1t with any thong
D. of repayment of any kind, madam
r he said. "You will best recomper