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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15
season now in the doubtful column

season now In the doubtful column
viii have been definitely settled.
Today the Eastern league magnates
began their annual concIave at the
| Waldorf-Astoria. The big little organi.
zstion had a prosperous season this
year and the owners OF the several
CLUBS were In pleasant frame of
mind when they went into session be.
Alnd closed doors. Nevertheless, the
Lioverbial harmony attending the an
nual meeting may not be written with
quite SO large an H as the public
bas been led to believe. The election
OF a president for the coming year is
the matter concerning which the mag.
mates are said to be not all of one
mind and which may precipitate some
! lively discussion in the meeting. Pat
rick T. Powers hopes to be reelected
to the presidency and is understood to
have the support OF some of the club
owners. Others, however are said to
be OF the opinion that change in the
head of the league would be to the
benefit of the organization and 1t is
said to be their intention to dethrone
the genial Pat and give the presidency
tn Ed Barrows, the Montreal mana.
ger. Barrows is an active candidate
for the place and is said to be con.
fdent OF election.
No strife is in sight for the annual
meeting of the National league, which
will be held tomorrow at the Hotel
Breslin. Thomas j. Lynch, who was
made head OF the league as a compro
mise after the bitter fight last year
Is practically sure OF reelection to the
presidency. The New York. Pitts.
burg. Cincinnati and Boston clubs are
certain to vote for him, and if he has
nc other supporters he will hold over
as chief executive for another year
by reason of ruling made last win.
ter. that four of the eight votes would
keep him In office. Messrs. Brush
Hermann and Dreyfuss are in favor
o. making the term of office five years
instead OF one, and they are going to
light hard for such a change in the
leagues constitution. This may cause
some friction at the meeting tomor
row, but 1t is generally believed that
MIR. Lynch will finally carry the day
and will receive unanimous vote. So
far as can be learned no opposition
candidate is being doomed for the
place.
Except for the election of four di.
rectors--two from the eastern and
two from the western clubs-there will
not be great deal of business to oc-
cupy the attention of the American
league magnates when they get to-
eether for their annual meeting at the
Hotel Wolcott Wednesday. The presi-
dency of the league will not be in.
VOWED at this meeting, as Ban John
son has been voted what is practically
a life tenure of the job. The club
owners will engage in some prelimi
nary discussion as to the playing dates
Tor 1911 and probably some deals and
trades of players may be consum
mated Then the magnates will ad
1ourn, to reassemble in the spring to
complete the schedule and otherwise
arrange for the season of 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. ~
That all men, and women too for that
matter. like to take a chance at getting
something for nothing was evidenced
today by the immense throng that at
tended the annual public sale OF ac.
cumulated packages in the dead let
ter office. Hundreds OF people sought
the chance to gamble in package mail
They jammed the sale room from the
hour the sale began, until 1t was con
Guided. All kinds of property was
les to breakfast foods and liver pills
Some jewelry, books and wearing ap-
parel OF more or less value went un.
der the hammer but the real bargains
We're few and far between.
The public sale of dead letter stuff
has been conducted each year In Wash.
ington for many years and each year
the crowds that attend the sale are
larger. The vigilance of the postoffice
department in suppressing all enter
prises that partake Of the nature of a
lottery has led to an agitation In re
| cent years to do away with the dead
letter auctions. which are as much ol
| a gamble as anything ever devised In
the lottery line. But the sales OF un
claimed parcels at public auction are
directed by law, and there is apparent
ly no way In which they can be abol
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 12.-Lu.
cian Matzito, the wealthy Italian Pue.
bio farmer, who fled from his home
i'll Colorado because his life was
threatened by members of the Black
Hand society, and who arrived in Los
Angeles last week, declares the Black
Hand band he fears has a strong mem.
bership near Pueblo, comprising 100
members. He states the band was or
ganized by citizens prominent in that
community. He alleges that fellow
oountrymen there were forced by fear
of death to give up thousands OF dol
lars.
II will sell my property near Pue-
bio and go back to Italy with my fam.
lily If necessary to escape from them"
Matzito had been ordered to pay
$4,000 with the alternative of death
and was warned to say nothing. He
left his family in Colorado when ne
fled. Today he left for Riverside. Cal
The last letter received from members
OF the band directed him to place
the money in a designated place the
following day or be killed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. ~
For the first time In the history OF
this country jury OF twelve women
sat in the superior court when Judge
Graham summoned that number OF
fair spectators to pass upon the modi
flcation Of the decree Of divorce where
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15
coRDovA. Alaska. Dec. 1a,-rhe

CORDOvA. Alaska. Dec. 1.-THE
Aiaska Steamship company's coast.
wise steamer Olympia with log per
sons aboard went ashore on Sea is.
land. in Prince William sound. A
furious storm was raging. No word
has been received from the wireless
operator on the Olympia since yester-
day and grave fears are entertained
for the safety OF those on board.
Fifty-two passengers were aboard
the Olympia. Among those who sail.
ed from here for Valdez and Seward
are United States District Judge Cush.
man and wife and members of the
board of district court. on their way
to Valdez, where court convenes to
morrow The crew of the Olympiar
consists of sixty-four, with Captain ]
Daniels in command
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 12.-
Amelia Folsom Young. a widow of the
famous Mormon prophet and leader
brigham Young, died at her home here
yesterday. She was ~ years old
Death was caused by paralysis. Amelia
Folsom Young was Brigham Young s
seventeenth wife, and his favoritei
Nnen thirty-five years ago Brigham
Young was also the husband of nine
teen or twenty wives. Now all but
Two are dead.
Mrs. Amelia Young played an i'm,
| portant part in the early history OF
Utah. 1t was for her that Brigham
\ oung built what is known as Amelia 4
| palace, one of the show places In Salt
Lake City, and a magnificent struc
;ure. Mrs. Young was born in Buffalo
n. Y, in 1888, her father being vii
liam II. Folsom. who had joined the
Mormon faith. He moved his family
to Utah, reaching Salt Lake when hir
daughter was 22 years OF age.
NEW YORK, Dec l2.--AN follower
OF the national game will be inter
ested in the series OF league meeting
which began In this city today an'
will occupy the greater part OF tn
week. Three distinct meetings O
three different leagues are scheduled
ard when the proceedings are cor
c,uded 1t is expected that several In
portant points affecting the comm
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
Questions of the Feed Lot
P,ofesso, Re,6srt ". ROmJqfs
laeslI csgsss u fgrcsiS.ys
0nmeai-cottonseed Neal Best

81 HAVE never fed anything but calves
L or lEht-wciEht cattle aud thosc only
IN a small way Zone to tnrcc enrs) They
have practically all the alfalfa they win eat
from "a shed With feed rack alongside. and
not any moro corn than they VIII clean up
within two hours after feeding. I estimate
about eight TO ten quarts per day. few large
ones balance about 700 pounds feeding ear
corn How would feed ollmcal and in what
qunutlty2 4 nciChbor. a regular fccder.
thinks 1 am not feeding enough corn
Wlu, an abundance OF alfalfa OF good
quality IL Is questionable whether or not II
would pay you TO feed either oilmcol or cot
touseed meal 10 tho cattle Of which you
speek believe that the better results
would warrant feeding either oilmenl or cot
toneccd meal. and you would be able TO make
better and smoother cattle in a shorter feed
ing period. The feeding of Ditrogcnous con
ccntrates would also increase the value OF
tho manure produced 10 some extent II You
conclude 20 feed oilmcal. / would suggest
feeding the pea size and sprinklinG IL over
tho corn az each feed. II YOU arc To feed
cottonsccd meal 1 would set the nut size and
feed Il ln a similar manner. II YOU arc feed
ing AN the corn tho cattle win clean up in
two Lour1 after feeding you arc feeding
enough You VIII find that the cattle VIII
eat practically. n not fully. as much corn
as YOU have been feeding. with the oilmcal or
cottonsoed meal in addition. With tho al
faln hay / would not feed to exceed two
pounds of either OF these feeds daily per
thousand pounds OF live weight OF cattle. be-
ginning with from ouc-quartcr to one half
"a pound per head per day.
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Worms

I HAVE a bunch OF fall pigs. and although
thoy have had plenty to cat. they not
much, II any. bigger than they were last Oc-
tobcr and they seem 10 wander about want
ing something they do not find What is
wrong with them. and what VIII mako them
take on flesh and fat2 Somo say TO feed
tanleage. others tell me 1t will hurt thcm.--
NJ. B. Iowa.
Reply.-Worms arc the most likely cause
OF the conditions or lack of condition de-
scnbed Al once mix I'm the slop. for nyc
successive days week, sulphate OF iron
tcopperas) at the rate OF onc-half pound for
100 pigs. and repeat tho following week n
necessary. Tankagc added TO other nutri-
tlous foods at the rate OF 10 per cent OF the
mixture VIII prove beneficial but gradually
accustom the pigs to changes OF food. We
take II for granted that YOU have been fccc-
ing nutritious foods. such corn middlinGs
bran. haEsced meal oatmeal and milk In
some combination or another. II not then
commence such feeding now and give the
pigs free range out OF doors
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
Useful Bacteria

IN THEIR relation to man bacteria may be
said 20 be both harmful and useful. our
attention has been repeatedly called TO the
hostile ones. but almost nothing has been
said about tho immense good VIC derive from
others In terms OF dollars and cents il
would be practically impossible to estimate
the value OF germ life TO the agricultural
world Soil bacter-a arc largely responsible
Tor tho increased fertility which results from
resting land, or what Is known as tallow
cultivation. The complex organic substances
found In the soil together with tho green
crops and the stable manure which arc
plowcd under. would all remain. for the most
part. unchanged and OF no use as plant food,
were Il not Tor the dccompos!nG action OF
bacteria. When the soil ls supplied with the
requisite moisture and the proper tcmpera-
turc the millions OF germs which make this
their home utilize the complex substances
present for food and incidentally change the
composition OF this manure and other mate
rial so that 10 becomes available for the use
OF plants In this way thousands OF pounds
OF nitrogen are returned 10 the nelda every
season which. without the aid or the SOIL
organisms. would remain locked up forever
so FAR as growing crops arc concerned
Walter c. Sackctt Colorado Agricultural Col
lcge.
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face and upright ears in the Berkshire, and
the white color in tho Chester Whites. but
the best individuals of these breeds should
be very nearly alike in shape type and con-
formation.
The first thing VIC should look to In the
improvement and selection OF our breeding
swine should be the sire. This is very i'm
portant. rs it is a law in breeding that tho
progeny partakcS more OF the conforma-
tion Of the sire and moro OF the disposition
and temperament OF the dam. so il is very
important 10 have well bred good indl
vldual for the sire,
The first thing would note when ! looked
NJ him would be that ne was a strong vigor-
Gus growthy fellow with plenty OF energy
and lots OF viGor. l Ike TO sec nice head
not coarse, but showing strength. Nose not
too long, face nicely dished wide between the
eyes and cars We Ike them wide between
the eyes and showing a good broad forehead.
because any animal that has a wide fore
head usually has plenty Of brains and intcul-
gcncc. Some may ask why we want brains
and Intelligence in hog; he don't know any
thing and ls always on the contrary side
anyway We have found by experience that
tho most intelligent hog Is tho best disposi-
toned hos-that means he is the best feeder.
y hog that is long In tho head. narrow be-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09

T HE blackberry follows the raspberry in
time OF ripening. although some earlier
yariues lap over with the later varieties Of
raspbcrrics, There arc still some sections
OF our state where tho blackberry runs Wild
and where II Is not necessary TO spend time
In its cultivation. Such localities, however.
are becoming fewcr every year as the timber
lands are cleared up. that At the present
time the blackberry should find q place In
nearly every farmers garden.
The blackberry Is easily propagatcd BY
means OF root cuttings; that Is one reason
why it sprouts so badly where deep cultiva-
ton is pncticcd. Wherever a root IL broken
It sends out new shoots, II enough new
plants cannot be found Of the desired varlc-
tics, young roots from tho old plants may
be taken and cut Into pieces three or four
Inches In length and as many as are wanted
These may be scattered In a row a few inches
apart. covered two or three inches with soil
and allowed to grow ono year before trans
planting into the permanent plot
The soil best adapted TO their bearing IL
! rather rich sand II set on moist. rich
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tween the eyes IS usually bad dspositoned
hog. and VIC know a restless disposltioncd
hog Is never a good feeder. SGch hog con-
vorts too much Of his feed Into energy md
energy never weighs anything.
We want a wide. straight back. and We
want this hog to be Of oven width through
out his entire length not cut in back Of the
shoulders at the lon or running TO 4
point behind. He should be os nearly Daral-
lcl IN his top and bottom lines possible.
II would be a serious defect to have a droop
behind the shoulders. or dropped rump. Ho
should well let down In the n0nks and not
tucked up between the fore legs, as we so
often sec.
In selecting the females. should Ike to
have them near the type of the sire az
possible, a little longer in the neck more
roomy in the body and not so massive in
head and shoulders.
I have given q brief description OF some
OF the essentials hoE should possess. but
there is ono thing that Is as important as all
of the others. and that Is the quality OF the
animal.
think the average farmer and some
breeders, are very much mistaken in what
constitutes quality in hog or they don't
want any quality at all. I get so many let
teTs inqulring FOR coarse hogs. Now, this
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muck land tho canes win grow too rank and
produce too little fruit and besides arc more
likely TO winter Kill.
Unless IL is desired to have only single
row for homo use which can be planted
along one side OF the garden. the rows had
better be planted about seven OF eight feet
apart and the plants six feet apart In the
row This VIII give plenty OF room 10 cult
vatc with a horse and cultlyator Cultivation
should always be shallow In order 20 prevent
tearing up too many roots. To secure flne
fruit and plenty OF H. most ot the suckers
must be cut out whom young. as II thoy are
allowed 20 grow they VIII weaken the main
canes by crowding and deprivlnr them Of
nourishmcnt. II IS generally understood that
blncl1berrics should not be cultivated In au.
tumu as cultivation viii have tendency 10
cause them to continue TO make now wood
which VIII not have time 10 ripen UP before
winter Hence, otherwise hardy varieties
VIII bc R.lto likely TO wintcr Kill.
This Is oulte essential Ind Vet II Tho
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
Hstuia of Colon

MTB TRADED for gcldlng recently and
w soon after taking him homo discovered
sore lump high up on tho right flank near
the spine and close TO the rib. lie docs not
want US TO touch tho place. but IL is getting
10 feel soft as II 1t contained fluid. What
would be the likoly cause, and should It be
bnstered?-E. T. Iowa
ReDly-thc lump is an abscess and the
probable cause is tapping with a trocar and
canula whom the horse had an attack OF wind
cole II Will be necessary to clip of the
hair and open the sbscess freely Tor perfect
evacuation OF pus. Then sw0b out tho cavity
and pack IL daily with oakum saturated in a
mixture OF equal parts OF turpentinc and raw
linsced oil Such absccsses often arc dimcuI,
10 handle and II would be best 10 employ an
expert surgeon. The cause is Infection OF
tho wound by uso OF dirty instrument or
foreign bodies entering the wound from
outside or from the colon Oareo intcstino).
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
Meal Better Than Hu1s

THE objects sought in undertaking expert
/ mcnts at thc Mississippi experiment sta
ton wos TO determine % the feeding value
Of cottonsccd meal and hulls combined. when
fed (a) to 2-yeor-old cattle, (b) To 1-year- old
cattle; 60 what amounts arc most desirable
for daily rations and 50 tho prontablcncss
OF making bcct on meal and hUlls. Tho eX-
perlmental animals were OF mixed Hereford.
Shorthorn and Angus breeds.
A lot of twenty-five 2-ycor- -olds fed n
ration OF cottonsccd meal and hulls made Tor
eighty-nino days an average daily gain per
head OF zoe pounds, at cost of 549 cents
per pound. The steers sold al $3.50 and the
hcfcrs for S5.e5 per hundredweight Esti-
mating them to be worth 3is cents por pound
at tho beginning Of the test they would have
given total pront of S2579S
a lot Of twcnty-slS ye1rlngs fed Tor 1903
days a similar ration made an average daily
gain per head OF ls2 pounds al a cost Of
Soc cents per pound The steers sold at
$3.50 and the hcifcrs at $3.50 per hundred
weight The net proceeds would allow only
S2.57 per hundrcdwclght as a possible pur-
chase price. which would indicate that year
lings of such condition and slzc as these
should be fed longer for profitable results
and on a ration of not more than four TO five
pounds per head per day
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Propagation and Culture OF BEackber1ies

berries it Is tho Snyder Everybody plants
the Snyder not because II produces the larp-
est and finest fruit but because IL is tho rnoqt
reliable on the greatest varieties OF soilq
ElJorado. Rathbun. Asawom. Tavlor. ana
Early Harvest arc all good. but Early Har-
vest Is somewhat tender and liable 10 winter
XIII II not protected. This IL a fovorite
variety In southern Indiana. where Win a
little protection, IT produces bountIf,iIIv
Next TO dry weather the orange rust +,
the most serious drawback 20 blackhc--,
culture. This Is a fuDgous disease which
attacks the leaves OF Tho young shoots carl,
in the season. The disease spreads -,
rapidly and kills everything that II attocl.s
The plantations should be carefully c-stole5
and whenever tho disease makes Ito an1,s1--
ance. all affected parts should be cr, -,
and burned Tho plants In the Ir,n,c,,.to
vicinity should then DO sprayed Win ,Se
Bordcau mixture. '"e
The lifetime Of the plantation ,,m 6o-...,
very largely upon tho adaptab1itv ., ~
soil. and tho treatment which tho r,lsr', s''O
cure during their time OF service T-,se-
favorable Circumstances q plantation sb',-,s
continue 10 bear good crops Tor elrb, ~
ten years
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Cement Roller Serviceable

VERY scrviccablc smooth land rollers hayo
been made OF cement in the past An
experimental corrugated roller. having cc-
ment wheels was constructed by tho farm
mechanics o. partmcnt at the Colorado Agri-
cultural college In the spring Of 1909. Tho
wheels arc 10 inches In diameter and 4A
inches thick, Tho face OF each wheel is
brought to an edge I'm tho center OF the roll
ing face. Fifteen wheels nun on one shaft,
which Is 1M inches in diameter. The roller
Is feet wide and It's total weight is about
1900 pounds.
Tho wheels oro the most important part
or "a corrugated roller. and IL often happens
that the iron wheels OF the most expensive
corrugated roller break and must be re-
placed.
The cement wheels were made OF mixtures
varying from one part cement and ono part
sand TO one part cement and three parts
sand The wheels were rc-cnforced with dif-
fcrcnt amounts OF barbwlrc in tho form OF
rings and cross stuy7. The cost Of such
roller may bc kept under $40. II tho time and
labor required FOR It's construction arc not
considered
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-09
Cattle Preserve Soil Fertility

Z EEDING live stock must bo considered
l from the standpoint OF fertility OF tho soil
and not alone from that Of direct pront In
the cattle or other animals. Beef cattle even
moro than dairy cattle can make an excel
lent use OF some OF the by products OF tho
farm that cannot be used in any other way.
II has been demons tratcd al the Unvcr-
sty OF Illinois through scrics 0f years that
the money received for corn which is fed 10
cattle was more than tho corn would have
brought in the market I believe II takes a
smarter and bcttcr-tr3ncd man TO succeed
with beer cattle than In the dairy business.
That is why / am In tho dairy business on
my own farm In charge OF a tenant. IL takes
a great deal OF business ability 10 manage
cattle feeding successfully
I think tho manure IS worth considerably
more than the labor Involved in feeding tho
cattle There IS a decided movement In MI
nois now toward grain farming instead Of
live stock think that S. a serious mistake.
Practically half the corn grown In Illinois
is shipped out OF the state. enough 10 fntten
100000 steers. II tho manure from these
were properly preserved and properly applied
10 t,c land n would Increase tho producing
capacity OF the farms Of this state $4,000
600 That 10 not fancy nor a theory: It Is
fact Live stock consumes about so per
cent oil our corn. The high price or corn IL
caused by its demand TO feed live stock FAR
more than by is use a8 human food. Dc
stroy The live stock market Tor corn and the
price OF corn VIII be much lower.
do not advise dry-lot feeding In sum-
mcr. but ! am not sure but we are coming
to H. II must be demonstrated before yee
know about IL Pasture is tho most cx-
rcusyc cattle feed. Silagc makes cheaper
hccf than anything else. II can be kept
throughout tLe year or two or thrcc years.
have no doubt that silaGc Is ono OF the most
important feeds for beef cattle. / have never
found man who fed siloEc 10 beef cattle
that has abandoned H. At the university the
beef breeding cows were wintered cheaper
on silage and hay than they could be kept
In the summer. a sllo is by SO zee, Is ample
% supply silagc six months for nifty steers.
\ good ration OF cottonsecd meal or linsecd
meal s three pounds per day per 1000 pounds
OF live weight Of the animal We get moro
out OF tho corn by feeding tho meal. tho
corn IS digestcd bcttcr-Profcasor II. w
Siumford. University Of Illinois.